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UK
/kɹˈaʊn/
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[ US /ˈkɹaʊn/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹaʊn/ ]
NOUN
- the award given to the champion
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(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown - the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
- an English coin worth 5 shillings
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the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
the view from the peak was magnificent
the region is a few molecules wide at the summit - the center of a cambered road
- the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
- a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
- the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
- the top of the head
- an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
VERB
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put an enamel cover on
crown my teeth -
form the topmost part of
A weather vane crowns the building -
be the culminating event
The speech crowned the meeting -
invest with regal power; enthrone
The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey
How To Use crown In A Sentence
- Researchers from the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Henan Province in Zhengzhou found the flutes, crafted from the hollow ulnae (wing bones) of red-crowned crane, among fragments of 30 others at the Neolithic (ca. 8000-2000 B.C.) site of Jiahu in central Henan Province. Oldest Musical Instruments Still Play a Tune
- A cockatrice is a Dragon with a Crown on his head, and hatched by a Viper on a Cock's Egg. The Viper was the Symbol of Annotations
- Then snatching up some of the flowers, which ornamented the table, he swore that Juba should henceforward be called Anacreon, and that he deserved to be crowned with roses by the hand of beauty. Tales and Novels — Volume 03
- That said, the advisability of perching a laurel crown on a horse-riding hat, which tended to happen after the equestrianism events, may have to be addressed.
- Old deliberate contemplations, perceptions after long regard ingathered from abundant nature, theories leisurely compacted in sunshine or storm, to stand in the fields of memory, crowned with beauty by the indulgent years. Apologia Diffidentis
- In March 1525, the king recalled Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, from his role as justiciar of North Wales and, in south Wales, the long-time crown agent, Sir Rhys ap Thomas, had died in the spring. 66 This household was to have a profound effect on Mary's political status and composition of future households. 67 From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558
- But, fortunately, there were cavities in the two teeth on either side of the gap -- one in the first molar and one in the palatine surface of the cuspid; might he not drill a socket in the remaining root and sockets in the molar and cuspid, and, partly by bridging, partly by crowning, fill in the gap? McTeague
- The cathedral is the crowning glory of the city.
- He was anointed with oil and the crown of France was solemnly lowered onto his head. THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII
- The typical Ruby-crowned Kinglet nest is deep and is suspended from two hanging twigs.
