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crest

UK/kɹɛst/ US/ˈkrɛst/ fairly common informal
noun (5) verb (2)

noun

1.

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

2.

the top point of a mountain or hill

  • “the view from the peak was magnificent”
  • “they clambered to the summit of Monadnock”
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3.

the center of a cambered road

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4.
5.

a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

verb

1.

lie at the top of

  • “Snow capped the mountains”
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2.

reach a high point

  • “The river crested last night”

Origin

From Middle English creste, from Old French creste (modern French crête) and perhaps continuing Old English cræsta (“crest, tuft, plume”); both ultimately from Vulgar Latin *cresta, from Latin crista. Doublet of crista. The informal meaning “design, logo” (noun sense 11) stems from a misinterpretation of the heraldic noun sense 4, which specifically refers to the object placed on top of the helm.

Phrases

  • crest cloud
  • crest tile
  • crest-tailed mulgara
  • great crest
  • iliac crest
  • infratemporal crest
  • interior crest
  • neural crest

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