Толковый словарь английского языка - crest
Crest
crest
I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, from Latin crista; probably akin to Latin crinis hair Date: 14th century 1. a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird, the plume or identifying emblem worn on a knight's helmet, c. a heraldic representation of the ~, a heraldic device depicted above the escutcheon but not upon a helmet, coat of arms 2a, a ridge or prominence on a part of an animal body, something suggesting a ~ especially in being an upper prominence, edge, or limit: as, peak , the ridge of a roof, the top of a wave, 3. a high point of an action or process and especially of one that is rhythmic, climax , culmination , ~al adjective ~less adjective II. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb to furnish with a ~, to reach the ~ of , intransitive verb to rise to a ~
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, etc. on a bird's or animal's head. b something resembling this, esp. a plume of feathers on a helmet. c a helmet; the top of a helmet. 2 the top of something, esp. of a mountain, wave, roof, etc. 3 Heraldry a a device above the shield and helmet of a coat of arms. b such a device reproduced on writing paper or on a seal, signifying a family. 4 a a line along the top of the neck of some animals. b the hair growing from this; a mane. 5 Anat. a ridge along the surface of a bone. --v. 1 tr. reach the crest of (a hill, wave, etc.). 2 tr. a provide with a crest. b serve as a crest to. 3 intr. (of a wave) form into a crest. Phrases and idioms on the crest of a wave at the most favourable moment in one's progress. Derivatives crested adj. (also in comb.). crestless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF creste f. L crista tuft CRESTFALLEN adj. 1 dejected, dispirited. 2 with a fallen or drooping crest. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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