crest

English Online Dictionary. What means crest‎? What does crest mean?

English

Etymology

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” (sense 11) stems from a misinterpretation of the heraldic sense 4, which specifically refers to the object placed on top of the helm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹɛst/
• Rhymes: -ɛst

Noun

crest (plural crests)

1. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
3. 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. The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
7. (heraldry) 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. (anatomy) A ridge along the surface of a bone.
15. (informal) A design or logo, especially one of an institution, sports club, association or high-class family.
16. Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests.

Synonyms

• (skin on head of birds): comb, cockscomb

Coordinate terms

• (skin on head of birds): caruncle, snood, wattle

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

crest (third-person singular simple present crests, present participle cresting, simple past and past participle crested)

1. (intransitive) Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
2. (transitive) To reach the crest of (e.g. a hill or mountain).
3. (transitive) To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
4. (transitive) To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.

Translations

Anagrams

• rects, CERTs, certs, RTECS

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• crescu, acrescu

Etymology

From Latin crēscō. Compare Romanian crește, cresc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kreˈst]

Verb

crest first-singular present indicative (past participle crãscute)

1. to grow

Related terms

• crãshteri
• crãscut