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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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Eight crowns with alternating large and small fleurons are described.
- Within four years he managed to dislodge the shah then in place Ahmad Shah Qajar and coronate himself, making his 5-year-old son crown prince. A Monarch Dethroned
- The flat fourth story is crowned by an emphatic cornice, above which is a tall mansard roof sheltering two more stories.
- Certain batik designs, like the parangrusak motif, are still considered sacred as they were specially designed for sultans, their consorts and crown princes.