Crest

Definitions

1. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
2. Acronym of comparisons, reasons, examples, statistics, testimony, the five types of verbal support used to enhance an oral presentation.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
3. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.
4. 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.
5. A surname.
6. The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
7. 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.
8. The upper curve of a horse's neck.
9. The ridge or top of a wave.
10. The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
11. The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
12. The top line of a slope or embankment.
13. A ridge along the surface of a bone.
14. A design or logo, especially one of an institution, sports club, association or high-class family.
    informal
15. Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests.

Equivalents

Examples

“I liked the man for his own⟳ sake, and even had he promised to turn⟳ out a celebrity it would have⟳ had no weight with me. I look⟳ upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.”

“Hungry for fame and the approval of rare-animal collector Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton), Darwin deceives the Captain and his crew into believing they can get⟳ enough booty to win⟳ the pirate competition by entering Polly in a science fair. So the pirates journey to London in cheerful, blinkered defiance of the Queen, a hotheaded schemer whose royal crest reads simply “I hate⟳ pirates.””

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