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crests
We have found lemma(root) word of crests : crest.
Definitions
[krɛst], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
(e.g: a large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest)
- the top of a mountain or hill
(e.g: she reached the crest of the hill)
- the curling foamy top of a wave
(e.g: a high wave formed by the meeting of two crests)
- a distinctive device representing a family or corporate body, borne above the shield of a coat of arms (originally as worn on a helmet) or separately reproduced, for example on writing paper
Phrases:
- on the crest of a wave
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French creste, from Latin crista ‘tuft, plume’
[krɛst], (Verb)
Definitions:
- reach the top of (a hill or wave)
(e.g: she crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her)
- (of a wave) form a curling foamy top
(e.g: the swell begins to curl and crest)
- have attached at the top
(e.g: his helmet was crested with a fan of spikes)
Phrases:
- on the crest of a wave
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French creste, from Latin crista ‘tuft, plume’
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