crest

Meanings

Noun

• The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
• A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
• The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
• A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.
• The upper curve of a horse's neck.
• The ridge or top of a wave.
• The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
• The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
• The top line of a slope or embankment.
• A ridge along the surface of a bone.
• A design or logo, especially one of an institution, association or high-class family.
• Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests.

Verb

• Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
• To reach the crest of (a hill or mountain)
• To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
• To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.

Related

Similar words

• comb, cockscomb

Origin

• From Middle English creste, borrowed from Old French creste (modern crête), from Latin crista. crista.