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   crest

   /krɛst/

   noun

   • 1. a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal: "a large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest" Similar combplumetufttopknotmaneaigrettepanachetasseltechnical:caruncle
   • ▪ a plume of feathers on a helmet.
   • 2. the top of a mountain or hill: "she reached the crest of the hill" Similar summitpeakhighest pointtopmountaintoptippinnaclebrowcrownheadcapbrinkapexvertexapogeezenithridgetoraiguilleseracOpposite bottom
   • ▪ a ridge along the surface of a bone: "biopsy specimens of the iliac crest were obtained under local anaesthesia"
   • ▪ the upper line of the neck of a horse or other mammal: "take hold of the mane halfway up the horse's crest"
   • 3. the curling foamy top of a wave: "a high wave formed by the meeting of two crests"
   • 4. 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. Similar insigniaregaliabadgeemblemensigndeviceheraldic devicecoat of armsarmsarmorial bearingescutcheonshieldbearingcharge

   verb

   • 1. reach the top of (a hill or wave): "she crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her"
   • ▪ (of a river, flood, etc.) rise to its highest level. US
   • 2. (of a wave) form a curling foamy top: "the swell begins to curl and crest"
   • 3. have attached at the top: "his helmet was crested with a fan of spikes"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French creste, from Latin crista ‘tuft, plume’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crestless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does crested mean?

   • to reach the crest or summit of (a hill, mountain, etc.). to form or rise to a crest, as a wave or river. Interest in the project has crested. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   What is an animal's crest?

   • An animal's crest can be feathers, fur, skin, or a comb like a rooster's. Something that resembles such a feature can also be called a crest, such as a plume on an old-fashioned helmet. The top or highest part of something is also a crest, like the crest of a hill or the crest of a wave.

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   A crest is a showy tuft of feathers on the head of a bird. It's easy to identify a male cardinal by its bright red color and the tufted crest on its head. The Latin word crista, which crest comes from, means "tuft or comb." An animal's crest can be feathers, fur, skin, or a comb like a rooster's.

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