English-Thai Dictionary
crown
N กระหม่อม ส่วน ยอด ของ ศีรษะ kra-mom
crown
N กษัตริย์ ผู้ปกครอง ka-sad
crown
N จุดสูงสุด ยอด top apex jub-sung-sud
crown
N ฟันปลอม fan-prom
crown
N มงกุฎ mong-kud
crown
N มาลัย สวม ศีรษะ ma-lai-suam-se-sa
crown
N ราชบัลลังก์ rad-cha-ban-lang
crown
N สิ่ง ที่ คล้าย มงกุฎ sing-ti-klai-mong-kud
crown
N หงอนไก่ ngon-kai
crown
SL ตี หัว te-hua
crown
VT ตี หัว (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ hit strike knock te-hua
crown
VT มอบ ตำแหน่ง สูงสุด ให้ mob-tam-naeng-sung-sud-hai
crown
VT ราชาภิเษก ra-cha-pi-sek
crown
VT สวมมงกุฎ ให้ เพื่อ เป็น รางวัล suam-mong-kud-hai-puea-pen-rang-wan
crown prince
N ทายาท ของ กษัตริย์ ที่ เป็น ผู้ชาย ta-yad-kong-ka-sad-ti-pen-phu-chai
crown princess
N ทายาท ของ กษัตริย์ ที่ เป็น ผู้หญิง ta-yad-kong-ka-sad-ti-pen-phu-ying
crown with
PHRV ปกคลุม ด้วย pok-klum-duai
crown with
PHRV สวมมงกุฎ ให้ กับ suam-mong-kud-hai-kab
crown with
PHRV อุดฟัน ด้วย aud-fan-duai
crowner
N คนที่ มี หน้าที่ ชันสูตรศพ สิ่ง ที่อยู่ จุดสูงสุด
crownland
N ที่ดิน ของหลวง
crownpiece
N สิ่ง ที่ ประดับ ยอด บน ส่วน ของ บังเหียน ที่ รัด หัว ม้า
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CROWN
n.[G., L.] 1. An ornament worn on the head by kings and sovereign princes, as a badge of imperial or regal power and dignity. Figuratively, regal power; royalty; kingly government, or executive authority.
2. A wreath or garland.
3. Honorary distinction; reward.
They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; we, an incorruptible. 1 Corinthians 9:25.
4. Honor; splendor; dignity.
The crown has fallen from our heads. Lamentations 5:16; Philippians 4:1.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. Proverbs 12:4.
5. The top of the head; the top of a mountain or other elevated object. The end of an anchor, or the point from which the arms proceed.
6. The part of a hat which covers the top of the head.
7. A coin anciently stamped with the figure of a crown. The English crown is five shillings sterling. The French crown is a hundred and nine cents. Other coins bear the same name.
8. Completion; accomplishment.
9. Clerical tonsure in a circular form; a little circle shaved on the top of the head, as a mark of ecclesiastical office or distinction.
1 . Among jewelers, the upper work of a rose diamond.
11. In botany, an appendage to the top of a seed, which serves to bear it in the wind.
CROWN
v.t. 1. To invest with a crown or regal ornament. Hence, to invest with regal dignity and power.
2. To cover, as with a crown; to cover the top.
And peaceful olives crowned his hoary head.
3. To honor; to dignify; to adorn.
Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor. Psalm 8:5.
4. To reward; to bestow an honorary reward or distinction on; as the victor crowned with laurel.
5. To reward; to recompense.
Shell crown a grateful and a constant flame.
6. To terminate or finish; to complete; to perfect.
7. To terminate and reward; as, our efforts were crowned with success.
CROWNED
pp. Invested with a crown, or with regal power and dignity; honored; dignified; rewarded with a crown, wreath, garland or distinction; recompensed; terminated; completed; perfected.
CROWNER
n.He or that which crowns or completes.
CROWNET
n.A coronet, which see. Shakspeare has used it for chief end or last purpose; but this sense is singular.
CROWN-GLASS
n.The finest sort of English window-glass.
CROWN-IMPERIAL
n.A plant of the genus Fritillaria, having a beautiful flower.
CROWNING
ppr. Investing with a crown, or with royalty or supreme power; honoring with a wreath or with distinction; adorning; rewarding; finishing; perfecting.
CROWNING
n. 1. In architecture, the finishing of a member or any ornamental work.
2. In marine language, the finishing part of a knot, or interweaving of the strands.
CROWN-OFFICE
n.In England, an office belonging to the court of Kings Bench, of which the kings coroner or attorney is commonly master, and in which the attorney general and clerk exhibit informations for crimes and misdemeanors.
CROWN-POST
n.In building, a post which stands upright in the middle, between two principal rafters.
CROWN-SCAB
n.A scab formed round the corners of a horses hoof, a cancerous and painful sore.
CROWN-THISTLE
n.A flower.
CROWN-WHEEL
n.In a watch, the upper wheel next the balance, which drives the balance, and in royal pendulums, is called the swing-wheel.
CROWN-WORK
n.In fortification, an outwork running into the field, consisting of two demi-bastions at the extremes and an entire bastion int he middle, with curtains. It is designed to gain some hill or advantageous post, and cover the other works.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CROWN
CROWN Crown (krn ),
Defn: p. p. of Crow. [Obs. ]
CROWN
Crown (kroun ), n. Etym: [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf. Cornice, Corona, Coroner, Coronet. ]
1. A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward. "An olive branch and laurel crown. "Shak. They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptiblle. 1 Cor. ix. 25. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Rev. ii. 1 .
2. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.
Note: Nobles wear coronets; the triple crown of the pope is usually called a tiara. The crown of England is a circle of gold with crosses, fleurs-de-lis, and imperial arches, inclosing a crimson velvet cap, and ornamented with thousands of diamonds and precious stones.
3. The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article. Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the crown. Blackstone. Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and military servants of the crown. Macaulay.
4. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty. There is a power behind the crown greater than the crown itself. Junius.
5. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish. The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. Prov. xvi. 31.A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. Prov. xvi. 4.
6. Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection. Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss. Milton.
7. The topmost part of anything; the summit. The steepy crown of the bare mountains. Dryden.
8. The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird. ); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain. From toe to crown he'll fill our skin with pinches. Shak. Twenty things which I set down: This done, I twenty more-had in my crown. Bunyan.
9. The part of a hat above the brim.
1 . (Anat. )
Defn: The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
11. (Arch. )
Defn: The vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only.
12. (Bot. )
Defn: Same as Corona.
13. (Naut. ) (a ) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank. (b ) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line. (c ) pl.
Defn: The bights formed by the several turns of a cable. Totten.
14. The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
15. The dome of a furnace.
16. (Geom.)
Defn: The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
17. (Eccl.)
Defn: A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
18. A size of writing paper. See under Paper.
19. A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence, a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1.2 ; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc. , worth nearly twenty-seven cents.
2 . An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown. Crown of aberration (Astron.), a spurious circle around the true circle of the sun. -- Crown antler (Zoöl.), the topmost branch or tine of an antler; also, an antler having a cuplike top, with tines springing from the rim. -- Crown bar, one of the bars which support the crown sheet of steam-boiler furnace. -- Crown glass. See under Glass. -- Crown imperial. (Bot. ) See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown jewels, the jewels appertaining to the sovereign while wearing the crown. [Eng. ] "She pawned and set to sale the crown jewels." Milton. -- Crown land, land belonging to the crown, that is, to the sovereign. -- Crown law, the law which governs criminal prosecutions. [Eng. ] --Crown lawyer, one employed by the crown, as in criminal cases. [Eng. ] -- Crown octavo. See under Paper. -- Crown office. See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown paper. See under Paper. -- Crown piece. See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown Prince, the heir apparent to a crown or throne. -- Crown saw. See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown scab (Far. ), a cancerous sore formed round the corners of a horse's hoof. -- Crown sheet, the flat plate which forms the top of the furnace or fire box of an internally fired steam boiler. -- Crown shell. (Zoöl.) See Acorn-shell. -- Crown side. See Crown office. -- Crown tax (Eccl. Hist. ), a golden crown, or its value, which was required annually from the Jews by the king of Syria, in the time of the Maccabees. 1 Macc. x. 2 . -- Crown wheel. See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown work. See in the Vocabulary. -- Pleas of the crown (Engl. law ), criminal actions.
CROWN
Crown (kroun ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crowned (kround ); p. pr. & vb. n.Crowning. ] Etym: [OE. coronen, corunen, crunien, crounien, OF. coroner, F. couronner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona a crown. See Crown, n.]
1. To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power. Her who fairest does appear, Crown her queen of all the year. Dryden. Crown him, and say, "Long live our emperor. " Shak.
2. To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify. Thou. .. hast crowned him with glory and honor. Ps. viii. 5.
3. To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect. Amidst the grove that crowns yon tufted hill. Byron. One day shall crown the alliance. Shak. To crown the whole, came a proposition. Motley.
4. (Mech. )
Defn: To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.
5. (Mil. )
Defn: To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach. To crown a knot (Naut. ), to lay the ends of the strands over and under each other.
CROWN COLONY
CROWN COLONY Crown colony.
Defn: A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief magistrate (called Governor ) appointed by the Crown, with executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the people.
CROWNED
CROWNED Crowned (kround ), p. p. & a.
1. Having or wearing a crown; surmounted, invested, or adorned, with a crown, wreath, garland, etc. ; honored; rewarded; completed; consummated; perfected. "Crowned with one crest. " Shak. "Crowned with conquest. " Milton. With surpassing glory crowned. Milton.
2. Great; excessive; supreme. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
CROWNER
CROWNER Crown "er (kroun "r ), n.
1. One who, or that which, crowns. Beau. & FL.
2. Etym: [Cf. Coroner. ]
Defn: A coroner. [Prov. Eng. or Scot. ]
CROWNET
Crown "et (kroun "t ), n. Etym: [See Crown, Coronet. ]
1. A coronet. [R.] P. Whitehead.
2. The ultimate end and result of an undertaking; a chief end. [Obs. ] O this false soul of Egypt! this grave charm. ... Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end. Shak.
CROWN-IMPERIAL
CROWN-IMPERIAL Crown "-im *pe "ri *al (-m-p "r-al ), n. (Bot. )
Defn: A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis ) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell- shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves.
CROWNLAND
CROWNLAND Crown "land `, n. [G. kronland. ]
Defn: In Austria-Hungary, one of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy; as, the crownland of Lower Austria.
CROWNLESS
CROWNLESS Crown "less, a.
Defn: Without a crown.
CROWNLET
CROWNLET Crown "let (-lt ), n.
Defn: A coronet. [Poetic ] Sir W. Scott.
CROWN OFFICE
Crown " of `fice (f `fs; 115 ). (Eng. Law )
Defn: The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.
CROWNPIECE
CROWNPIECE Crown "piece ` (-ps `), n.(a ) A piece or part which passes over the head, as in a bridle. (b ) A coin [In sense (b ) properly crown piece. ] See Crown, 19.
CROWN-POST
CROWN-POST Crown "-post ` (kroun "pst `), n.
Defn: Same as King-post.
CROWN-SAW
Crown "-saw ` (-s `), n. Etym: [From its supposed resemblance to a crown. ] (Mech. )
Defn: A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion.
Note: The trephine was the first of the class of crownsaws. Knight.
CROWN SIDE
CROWN SIDE Crown " side ` (sd `).
Defn: See Crown office.
CROWN WHEEL
Crown " wheel ` (hwl `). Etym: [Named from its resemblance to a crown. ](Mach. )
Defn: A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; -- called also a contrate wheel or face wheel.
CROWNWORK
CROWNWORK Crown "work ` (-wrk `), n. (Fort. )
Defn: A work consisting of two or more bastioned fronts, with their outworks, covering an enceinte, a bridgehead, etc. , and connected by wings with the main work or the river bank.
New American Oxford Dictionary
crown
crown |kroun kraʊn | ▶noun 1 a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels. • ( the Crown ) the reigning monarch, representing a country's government: their loyalty to the Church came before their loyalty to the Crown. • (usu. the Crown ) the power or authority residing in the monarchy: they claimed immunity on behalf of the Crown. • an ornament, emblem, or badge shaped like a crown. • a wreath of leaves or flowers, esp. that worn as an emblem of victory in ancient Greece or Rome. • an award or distinction gained by a victory or achievement, esp. in sports: the world heavyweight crown. 2 the top or highest part of something: the crown of the hill. • the top part of a person's head or a hat. • the part of a plant just above and below the ground from which the roots and shoots branch out. • the upper branching or spreading part of a tree or other plant. • the upper part of a cut gem, above the girdle. • the part of a tooth projecting from the gum. • an artificial replacement or covering for the upper part of a tooth. • the point of an anchor at which the arms reach the shaft. 3 (also crown piece ) a British coin with a face value of five shillings or 25 pence, now minted only for commemorative purposes. • a foreign coin with a name meaning ‘crown, ’ esp. the krona or krone. 4 (in full metric crown ) a paper size, now standardized at 384 × 504 mm. • (in full crown octavo ) a book size, now standardized at 186 × 123 mm. • (in full crown quarto ) a book size, now standardized at 246 × 189 mm. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. be crowned ) ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone ) in order to invest them as a monarch: he went to Rome to be crowned | [ with complement ] : she was crowned queen in 1953. • [ with obj and complement ] declare or acknowledge (someone ) as the best, esp. at a sport: he was crowned world champion last September. • (in checkers ) promote (a piece ) to king by placing another on top of it. • rest on or form the top of: the distant knoll was crowned with trees. • fit a crown to (a tooth ). • informal hit on the head: she contained the urge to crown him. 2 be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavor, esp. a prolonged one ): years of struggle were crowned by a state visit to Paris | (as adj. crowning ) : the crowning moment of a worthy career. 3 [ no obj. ] (of a baby's head during labor ) fully appear in the vaginal opening prior to emerging. PHRASES crowning glory the best and most notable aspect of something: the scene is the crowning glory of this marvelously entertaining show. • chiefly humorous a person's hair. to crown it all as the final event in a series of particularly fortunate or unfortunate events: it was cold and raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun ), coruner (verb ), Old French corone (noun ), coroner (verb ), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet. ’
Crown Agents
Crown Agents ▶plural noun a body appointed by the British government to provide commercial and financial services, originally to British colonies, now to foreign governments and international bodies. It is responsible to the Minister for Overseas Development and its full title (as re-established in 1979 ) is the Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations.
crown and anchor
crown and an ¦chor ▶noun [ mass noun ] a gambling game played with three dice each bearing a crown, an anchor, and the four card suits, and played on a board similarly marked.
Crown attorney
Crown at tor ney ▶noun In Canada, a government prosecutor in criminal cases.
Crown Colony
Crown Col o ny |kraʊn ˈkɑləni | a British colony whose legislature and administration is controlled by the Crown, represented by a governor.
crown cork
crown cork ▶noun a metal bottle cap with a crimped edge.
Crown Court
Crown Court ▶noun (in England and Wales ) a court of criminal jurisdiction, which deals with serious offences and appeals referred from the magistrates' courts.
Crown Derby
Crown Der by |ˈdɑːrbi | ▶noun a kind of soft-paste porcelain made at Derby, England, and often marked with a crown above the letter “D.”
crowned crane
crowned crane ▶noun an African crane with a yellowish bristly crest, a mainly black or dark gray body, much white on the wings, and pink and white cheeks. [Genus Balearica, family Gruidae: two species, in particular the ( black ) crowned crane (B. pavonina ).]
crowned head
crowned head ▶noun (usu. crowned heads ) a king or queen.
crowned pigeon
crowned pi geon ▶noun the largest known pigeon, which has mainly bluish plumage and a tall, erect crest, and is found in New Guinea. [Genus Goura, family Columbidae: three species, including the Victoria crowned pigeon (G. victoria ).]
crown ether
crown e ther ▶noun Chemistry any of a class of organic compounds whose molecules are large rings containing a number of ether linkages.
crown fire
crown fire ▶noun a forest fire that spreads from treetop to treetop.
crown gall
crown gall ▶noun a bacterial disease of plants, esp. fruit bushes and trees, that is characterized by large tumorlike galls on the roots and lower trunk. [This disease is caused by the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. ] • a gall of this type.
crown glass
crown glass ▶noun glass made without lead or iron, originally in a circular sheet. Formerly used in windows, it is now used as optical glass of low refractive index.
crown green
crown green ▶noun Brit. a kind of bowling green which rises slightly towards the middle: [ as modifier ] : crown green bowls.
Crown Heights
Crown Heights a neighborhood in northern Brooklyn in New York City, noted for its West Indian and Orthodox Jewish communities.
crown imperial
crown im pe ri al ▶noun an Asian fritillary (plant ) with a cluster of bell-like flowers at the top of a tall, largely bare stem. [Fritillaria imperialis, family Liliaceae. ]
Crown Jewels
Crown Jew els |ˌkraʊn ˈʤuəlz | ▶plural noun the crown and other ornaments and jewelry worn or carried by the sovereign on certain state occasions. • (crown jewel ) a prized asset, achievement, or person: the new stadium will be the crown jewel of sporting arenas.
Crown land
Crown land ▶noun (also Crown lands ) land belonging to the British Crown. • land belonging to the state in some parts of the Commonwealth.
crown lens
crown lens ▶noun a lens made of crown glass and usu. forming one component of an achromatic lens.
crown molding
crown mold ing ▶noun another term for cornice ( sense 1 ).
Crown Office
Crown Office (in full Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ) ▶noun a Scottish law court responsible for listing cases to be tried in Scotland.
crown of thorns
crown of thorns ▶noun 1 (also crown-of-thorns-starfish ) a large spiky starfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific, feeding on coral and sometimes causing great damage to reefs. [Acanthaster planci, class Asteroidea. ] 2 a Madagascan shrub of the spurge family, with bright red flowers and many slender thorns. It is a popular houseplant and is sometimes used for hedges in the tropics. [Euphorbia milii, family Euphorbiaceae. ] • any of a number of other thorny plants, esp. Christ's thorn. ORIGIN by association with Christ's crown of thorns.
crown piece
crown piece ▶noun see crown ( sense 3 of the noun ).
Crown Point
Crown Point a resort town in northeastern New York, on Lake Champlain, scene of much military action during the 18th century.
crown prince
crown prince ▶noun (in some countries ) a male heir to a throne.
crown princess
crown prin cess ▶noun the wife of a crown prince. • (in some countries ) a female heir to a throne.
Crown Prosecution Service
Crown Prosecution Service (abbrev.: CPS ) (in England and Wales ) an independent organization which decides whether cases brought by the police proceed to the criminal court. Its head is the Director of Public Prosecutions, with each region having its own Chief Crown Prosecutor.
Crown prosecutor
Crown pros |ecu ¦tor ▶noun (in England, Wales, and Canada ) a lawyer who acts for the Crown, especially a prosecutor in a criminal court. In Canada also called Crown attorney.
crown roast
crown roast ▶noun a roast of rib pieces of pork or lamb arranged like a crown in a circle with the bones pointing upward.
crown saw
crown saw ▶noun another term for hole saw.
crown wheel
crown wheel ▶noun a gearwheel or cogwheel with teeth that project from the face of the wheel at right angles, used esp. in the gears of motor vehicles.
Oxford Dictionary
crown
crown |kraʊn | ▶noun 1 a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels. • ( the Crown ) the monarchy or reigning monarch: their loyalty to the Church came before their loyalty to the Crown. • an ornament, emblem, or badge shaped like a crown. • a wreath of leaves or flowers, especially that worn as an emblem of victory in ancient Greece or Rome. 2 an award or distinction gained by a victory or achievement, especially in sport: the world heavyweight crown. 3 the top or highest part of something: the crown of the hill. • the top part of a person's head or a hat. • the part of a plant just above and below the ground from which the roots and shoots branch out. • the upper branching or spreading part of a tree or other plant. • the upper part of a cut gem, above the girdle. 4 the part of a tooth projecting from the gum. • an artificial replacement or covering for the upper part of a tooth. 5 (also crown piece ) a British coin with a face value of five shillings or 25 pence, now minted only for commemorative purposes. • a foreign coin with a name meaning ‘crown ’, especially the krona or krone. 6 (in full metric crown ) [ mass noun ] a paper size, 384 × 504 mm. • (in full crown octavo ) a book size, 186 × 123 mm. • (in full crown quarto ) a book size, 246 × 189 mm. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone ) in order to invest them as a monarch: he went to Rome to be crowned | [ with complement ] : she was crowned queen in 1953. • [ with obj. and complement ] declare or acknowledge (someone ) as the best, especially at a sport: he was crowned world champion last September. • (in draughts ) promote (a piece ) to king by placing another on top of it. 2 rest on or form the top of: the distant knoll was crowned with trees. 3 be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavour, especially a prolonged one ): years of struggle were crowned by a state visit to Paris | (as adj. crowning ) : the crowning moment of a worthy career. 4 fit a crown to (a tooth ). 5 informal hit on the head: she contained the urge to crown him. 6 [ no obj. ] (of a baby's head during labour ) fully appear in the vaginal opening prior to emerging. PHRASES crowning glory the best and most notable aspect of something: the scene is the crowning glory of this marvellously entertaining show. • chiefly humorous a person's hair. to crown it all Brit. as the final event in a series of particularly fortunate or unfortunate events: it was cold and raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun ), coruner (verb ), Old French corone (noun ), coroner (verb ), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet ’.
Crown Agents
Crown Agents ▶plural noun a body appointed by the British government to provide commercial and financial services, originally to British colonies, now to foreign governments and international bodies. It is responsible to the Minister for Overseas Development and its full title (as re-established in 1979 ) is the Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations.
crown and anchor
crown and an ¦chor ▶noun [ mass noun ] a gambling game played with three dice each bearing a crown, an anchor, and the four card suits, and played on a board similarly marked.
Crown attorney
Crown at ¦tor |ney ▶noun Canadian term for Crown prosecutor.
crown cap
crown cap ▶noun another term for crown cork.
Crown Colony
Crown Colony |kraʊnˈkɒləni | ▶noun a British colony whose legislature and administration is controlled by the Crown, represented by a governor.
crown cork
crown cork ▶noun a metal bottle cap with a crimped edge.
Crown Court
Crown Court ▶noun (in England and Wales ) a court of criminal jurisdiction, which deals with serious offences and appeals referred from the magistrates' courts.
Crown Derby
Crown Derby |kraʊnˈdɑːbi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a kind of soft-paste porcelain made at Derby and often marked with a crown above the letter ‘D ’.
crowned crane
crowned crane ▶noun an African crane with a yellowish bristly crest, a mainly black or dark grey body, much white on the wings, and pink and white cheeks. ●Genus Balearica, family Gruidae: two species, in particular the ( black ) crowned crane (B. pavonina ).
crowned head
crowned head ▶noun a king or queen.
crowned pigeon
crowned pi ¦geon ▶noun the largest known pigeon, which has mainly bluish plumage and a tall erect crest, found in New Guinea. Also called goura. ●Genus Goura, family Columbidae: three species.
crown ether
crown ether ▶noun Chemistry any of a class of organic compounds whose molecules are large rings containing a number of ether linkages.
crown fire
crown fire ▶noun a forest fire that spreads from treetop to treetop.
crown gall
crown gall ▶noun [ mass noun ] a bacterial disease of plants, especially fruit bushes and trees, which is characterized by large tumour-like galls on the roots and lower trunk. ●This disease is caused by the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. • [ count noun ] a large tumour-like gall caused by crown gall disease.
crown glass
crown glass ▶noun [ mass noun ] glass made without lead or iron, originally in a circular sheet. Formerly used in windows, it is now used as optical glass of low refractive index.
crown green
crown green ▶noun Brit. a kind of bowling green which rises slightly towards the middle: [ as modifier ] : crown green bowls.
Crown Heights
Crown Heights a neighborhood in northern Brooklyn in New York City, noted for its West Indian and Orthodox Jewish communities.
crown imperial
crown im |per ¦ial ▶noun an Asian fritillary (plant ) with a cluster of bell-like flowers at the top of a tall, largely bare stem. ●Fritillaria imperialis, family Liliaceae.
Crown Jewels
Crown jewels ▶plural noun the crown and other ornaments and jewellery worn or carried by the sovereign on certain state occasions.
Crown land
Crown land ▶noun [ mass noun ] (also Crown lands ) land belonging to the British Crown. • land belonging to the state in some parts of the Commonwealth.
crown lens
crown lens ▶noun a lens made of crown glass and usu. forming one component of an achromatic lens.
crown moulding
crown mould |ing ▶noun US term for cornice ( sense 1 ).
Crown Office
Crown Office (in full Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ) ▶noun a Scottish law court responsible for listing cases to be tried in Scotland.
crown of thorns
crown of thorns ▶noun 1 a large spiky starfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific, feeding on coral and sometimes causing great damage to reefs. ●Acanthaster planci, class Asteroidea. 2 a Madagascan shrub of the spurge family, with bright red flowers and many slender thorns. It is a popular houseplant and is sometimes used for hedging in the tropics. Also called Christ's thorn. ●Euphorbia milii, family Euphorbiaceae. • any of a number of thorny plants, especially Christ's thorn (Ziziphus spina-christi ). ORIGIN by association with Christ's crown of thorns.
crown piece
crown piece ▶noun see crown ( sense 5 of the noun ).
Crown Point
Crown Point a resort town in northeastern New York, on Lake Champlain, scene of much military action during the 18th century.
crown prince
Crown prince ▶noun (in some countries ) a male heir to a throne.
crown princess
crown prin |cess ▶noun the wife of a crown prince. • (in some countries ) a female heir to a throne.
Crown Prosecution Service
Crown Prosecution Service (abbrev.: CPS ) (in England and Wales ) an independent organization which decides whether cases brought by the police proceed to the criminal court. Its head is the Director of Public Prosecutions, with each region having its own Chief Crown Prosecutor.
Crown prosecutor
Crown pros |ecu ¦tor ▶noun (in England, Wales, and Canada ) a lawyer who acts for the Crown, especially a prosecutor in a criminal court. In Canada also called Crown attorney.
crown roast
crown roast ▶noun a roast of rib pieces of pork or lamb arranged like a crown in a circle with the bones pointing upwards.
crown saw
crown saw ▶noun another term for hole saw.
crown wheel
crown wheel ▶noun a gearwheel or cogwheel with teeth that project from the face of the wheel at right angles, used especially in the gears of motor vehicles.
American Oxford Thesaurus
crown
crown noun 1 a jeweled crown: coronet, diadem, circlet, tiara; literary coronal. 2 the world heavyweight crown: title, award, accolade, distinction; trophy, cup, medal, plate, shield, belt, prize; laurels, bays, palm (s ). 3 he and his family were loyal servants of the Crown: monarch, sovereign, king, queen, emperor, empress; monarchy, royalty; informal royals. 4 the crown of the hill: top, crest, summit, peak, pinnacle, tip, head, brow, apex. ▶verb 1 David II was crowned in 1331: enthrone, install; invest, induct. 2 a teaching post at Harvard crowned his career: round off, cap, be the climax of, be the culmination of, top off, consummate, perfect, complete, put the finishing touch (es ) on /to. 3 a steeple crowned by a gilded cross: top, cap, tip, head, surmount. 4 informal someone crowned him with a poker. See hit (sense 1 of the verb ).
Oxford Thesaurus
crown
crown noun 1 he placed the crown on the new monarch's head: coronet, diadem, tiara, circlet, chaplet, fillet, wreath, garland, headband; literary coronal; in India, historical taj. 2 she won the world indoor singles crown: title, award, accolade, honour, distinction, glory, kudos; trophy, cup, medal, plate, shield, belt, prize; laurels, bays, palm, wreath, laurel wreath, victor's garland. 3 his family were loyal servants of the Crown: monarch, sovereign, king, queen, emperor, empress, tsar, tsarina, prince, princess, potentate, head of state, leader, chief, ruler, lord, overlord; monarchy, sovereignty, royalty; informal royals. 4 she paused at the crown of the hill: top, crest, summit, peak, pinnacle, tip, head, brow, cap, brink, highest point, zenith, apex, ridge; French aiguille, serac. ANTONYMS bottom. ▶verb 1 David II was crowned at Scone in 1331: invest, induct, install, instate, ordain, initiate, inaugurate, enthrone, swear in. 2 a valuable teaching post at Harvard University crowned his career: round off, top off, cap, be the culmination of, be the climax of, be a fitting climax to, add the finishing touch (es ) to, perfect, consummate, complete, conclude. 3 the steeple is crowned by a gilded weathercock: top, cap, tip, head, surmount, overtop. 4 informal someone crowned him with a poker: hit over the head, hit on the head, hit, strike, buffet, bang, knock, thwack, slug, welt, cuff, punch, smash; concuss, stun; informal brain, skull, bop, clonk, clout, sock, biff, wallop, bash, plug, lam, deck, floor; Brit. informal clock, cosh, slosh, dot, stick one on someone; N. Amer. informal bean, conk, ding, boff, bust, whale; Austral. /NZ informal dong, quilt; archaic smite, swinge.
Spanish Dictionary
crownglass
crownglass (también crown-glass )nombre masculino Vidrio blanco de primera calidad, rico en potasa y muy fusible, que se emplea para fabricar lentes ópticas, prismas y otros utensilios ópticos .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘crounglás ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
crown
crown /kraʊn /〖原義は 「(頭にのせる )花輪 」; 〗→cat 1 語源 名詞 ～s /-z /1 C 王冠 , 冠 ; (勝利などの印の )花冠, 栄冠 ▸ a gold crown of olive leaves オリーブの金冠 ▸ wear the crown 王冠を戴く ; 王位に就く 2 C 〘医 〙歯冠 ; (虫歯にかぶせる )人工歯冠 .3 C 栄誉, 栄光 ; ｟くだけて ｠〖通例単数形で 〗(スポーツの )タイトル , 優勝 ▸ the world crown 世界王座 .4 C ｟かたく ｠〖通例the C- 〗王位 ; 王権 ; 君主 , 国王 , 女王 .5 C ｟英 ｠〖the C- 〗刑事裁判の検察官 (crown prosecutor ).6 C 〖通例the ～〗(頭 帽子 山などの )最高部 , てっぺん , 頂上 ; (宝石の上部の )カット面 ; 〘植 〙樹冠 ; 副花冠 ; 〘建 〙アーチの最高部 .7 C 〖the ～〗極致 , 絶頂 , 最高のもの ▸ Poetry is the crown of literature .詩は文学の最高峰である .8 C クラウン貨幣 〘英国の昔の5シリング銀貨; 1971年に廃止 〙; (ヨーロッパの )クラウン相当貨幣 〘krona, kroneなど 〙.9 C (地位などを表す )王冠章 [印 ]; 王冠の形をしたもの ; (びんの )王冠 ; (時計の )竜頭 .10 U (書記用 )クラウン判 (用紙 ) 〘15 ×20 [19 ]インチ; 王冠の透かし模様があった 〙.11 C 〘海 〙錨 （いかり ）の頂部 .動詞 他動詞 1 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈人が 〉王位を授けられる , 戴冠 （たいかん ）する ; 〖be ～ed (as ) C 〗C 〈王位 王座 称号など 〉を得る (!Cは 名詞 ; 組織で唯一の役職である場合は通例無冠詞 ) ▸ Vanessa was crowned Miss America .ヴァネッサはミスアメリカに輝いた .2 〈賞 業績 勝利などが 〉〈努力 仕事など 〉の最後を (栄誉で )飾る ; ｟書 ｠〈人が 〉【勝利 成功などで 】…の最後を飾る «with, by » (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ Success crowned our efforts. ≒Our efforts were crowned with success .私たちの努力は最後に実を結んだ .3 〈虫歯など 〉に歯冠をかぶせる .4 ｟文 ｠〖通例be ～ed 〗〈山の頂などが 〉 «…で » 覆われている ; 〈物に 〉 «…が » かぶさっている «with » .5 ｟俗 やや古 ｠〈人 〉の頭をなぐる .6 〘チェッカー 〙〈こま 〉をキングに成らせる .to cr ò wn it á ll ｟英話 ｠(不運などが続いた )あげくの果てに .～́ c à p [c ò rk ](びんの )王冠 .～̀ c ó lony 〖しばしばC - C- 〗(英国王の )直轄植民地 .～̀ c ó urt 〖しばしばC - C- 〗(イングランド ウェールズの )刑事裁判所 .C -́ D è rby クラウンダービー 〘英国Derby産の磁器; 王冠の印がついている 〙.～́ f ì re 樹冠火 〘樹冠伝いに広がる森林火災 〙.～́ gl à ss 1 クラウングラス 〘丸くて中央が厚い窓ガラス 〙.2 屈折率の低い光学ガラス .～́ gr è en ｟英 ｠中央部が高くなったローンボウリング用芝生 .～́ imp è rial 〘植 〙ヨウラクユリ .～̀ j é wel 1 〖the ～s 〗戴冠用宝玉 〘儀式で国王 [女王 ]が身につける王冠 剣 宝石など 〙.2 最も重要なもの .～̀ l á nd ｟英 ｠王室御料地 .C -̀ Ó ffice ｟英 ｠〖the ～〗高等法院刑事部 .～̀ of th ó rns 1 〘キリスト教 〙イバラの冠 .2 〘植 〙ハナキリン .3 〘動 〙オニヒトデ .～̀ pr í nce 〖通例the C- P- 〗皇太子 (!英国ではthe Prince of Wales ) .～̀ pr í ncess 1 〖通例the C- P- 〗皇太子妃 .2 女性の王位継承者 .～̀ r ó ast 王冠型ロースト .～́ s à w 冠のこ .～́ wh è el クラウン [冠 ]歯車 .
crowned
cr ó wned 形容詞 王位に就いた, 王冠を戴いた .～̀ h é ad 〖通例 ～s 〗国王, 女王, 君主 .
crowning
cr ó wn ing 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗この上ない, 最後を飾る .～̀ gl ó ry 1 最高の栄誉, 極上の物 .2 ｟おどけて ｠髪の毛 .
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