English-Thai Dictionary

crest

N ยอด  จุด บนสุด (เช่น  ยอดเขา  ยอด คลื่น  เป็นต้น  peak tip top yod

 

crest

N หงอน  ngon

 

crest

VI ขึ้น สู่ ระดับสูง สุด  kuen-su-ra-dab-sung-sud

 

crest

VT บรรลุ ถึง จุดยอด  ban-lu-tueng-jud-yod

 

crestfallen

ADJ ที่ ก้มหัว ลง  thi-kom-hua-long

 

crestfallen

ADJ เศร้าซึม  สลด  คอตก  disheartened dejected sao-suem

 

crestfallenly

ADV อย่าง ซึมเศร้า  dejectedly yang-sao-suem

 

cresting

N ลาย ประดับ บน เครื่องเรือน 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CREST

n.[L. This is probably, a growing or shooting up, from the root of cresco.] 1. The plume of feathers or other material on the top of the ancient helmet; the helmet itself.
2. The ornament of the helmet in heraldry.
3. The comb of a cock; also, a tuft of feathers on the head of other fowls.
4. Any tuft or ornament worn on the head.
5. Loftiness; pride; courage; spirit; a lofty mien.

 

CREST

v.t. 1. To furnish with a crest; to serve as a crest for.
2. To mark with long streaks.

 

CRESTED

a.[from crest. ] 1. Wearing a crest; adorned with a crest or plume; having a comb; as a crested helmet; a crested cock.
2. In natural history, having a tuft like a crest.

 

CREST-FALLEN

a. 1. Dejected; sunk; bowed; dispirited; heartless; spiritless.
2. Having the upper part of the neck hanging on one side, as a horse.

 

CRESTLESS

a.Without a crest; not dignified with coat-armor; not of an eminent family; of low birth.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CREST

Crest (krst ), n. Etym: [OF. creste, F. cr, L. crista. ]

 

1. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc. Darwin. [Attack ] his rising crest, and drive the serpent back. C. Pitt.

 

2. The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating the rank of the weare; hence, also, the helmet. Stooping low his lofty crest. Sir W. Scott. And on his head there stood upright A crest, in token of a knight. Gower.

 

3. (Her. )

 

Defn: A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4.

 

4. The upper curve of a horse's neck. Throwing the base thong from his bending crest. Shak.

 

5. The ridge or top of wave. Like wave with crest of sparkling foam. Sir W. Scott.

 

6. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.

 

7. The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage. Now the time is come That France must vail her lofty plumed crest. Shak.

 

8. (Arch. )

 

Defn: The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc. The finials of gables and pinnacles are sometimes called crest. Parker.

 

9. (Engin. )

 

Defn: The top line of a slope or embankment. Crest tile, a tile made to cover the ridge of a roof, fitting upon it like a saddle. -- Interior crest (Fort. ), the highest line of the parapet.

 

CREST

Crest, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crested; p. pr. & vb. n. Cresting. ]

 

1. To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.

 

His legs bestrid the ocean, his reared arm Crested the world. Shak. Mid groves of clouds that crest the mountain's brow. Wordsworth.

 

2. To mark with lines or streaks, like, or regarded as like, waving plumes. Like as the shining sky in summer's night, ... Is crested with lines of fiery light. Spenser.

 

CREST

CREST Crest (krst ), v. i.

 

Defn: To form a crest.

 

CRESTED

CRESTED Crest "ed (krst "d ), a.

 

1. Having a crest. But laced crested helm. Dryden.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head. "The crested bird. " Dryden.

 

3. (Bott. )

 

Defn: Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft. Gray.

 

CRESTFALLEN

CRESTFALLEN Crest "fall `en (-fl `'n ), a.

 

1. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed. Let it make thee crestfullen; Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride. Shak.

 

2. Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse.

 

CRESTING

CRESTING Crest "ing, n. (Arch. )

 

Defn: An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.

 

CRESTLESS

CRESTLESS Crest "less, a.

 

Defn: Without a crest or escutcheon; of low birth. "Crestless yeomen." Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

crest

crest |krest krɛst | ▶noun 1 a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal. • a thing resembling such a tuft, esp. a plume of feathers on a helmet. 2 the top of something, esp. a mountain or hill: she reached the crest of the hill. • the curling foamy top of a wave. • Anatomy a ridge along the surface of a bone. • the upper line of the neck of a horse or other mammal. 3 Heraldry a distinctive device borne above the shield of a coat of arms (originally as worn on a helmet ), or separately reproduced, for example on writing paper or silverware, to represent a family or corporate body. ▶verb [ with obj. ] reach the top of (something such as a hill or wave ): she crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her. • [ no obj. ] (of a river ) rise to its highest level: the river was expected to crest at eight feet above flood stage. • [ no obj. ] (of a wave ) form a curling foamy top. • (be crested ) have attached or affixed at the top: his helmet was crested with a fan of spikes. DERIVATIVES crest less adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French creste, from Latin crista ‘tuft, plume. ’

 

Crest

Crest (in the UK ) a computer system for buying and selling shares, introduced in 1996. ORIGIN an arbitrary formation.

 

Cresta Run

Cresta Run |ˈkrɛstə | a hazardously winding, steeply banked channel of ice built each year at the Cresta Valley, St Moritz, Switzerland, as a tobogganing course, on which competitors race on light toboggans in a characteristic head-first position. Such a run was first built in 1884.

 

crested

crest ed |ˈkrestid krɛstəd | ▶adjective 1 (of a bird or other animal ) having a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head: the crested drake mandarin duck | a plush-crested jay. 2 emblazoned with a coat of arms or other emblem: crested notepaper.

 

crested newt

crested newt (also great crested newt ) ▶noun a large Eurasian newt, the male of which has a tall crest along the back and tail during the breeding season. Also called warty newt. ●Triturus cristatus, family Salamandridae.

 

crested tit

crest ed tit ▶noun a small European tit (songbird ) with a short crest, living chiefly in coniferous woodland. [Parus cristatus, family Paridae. ]

 

crested wood ibis

crest ed wood i bis ▶noun see wood ibis ( sense 2 ).

 

crestfallen

crest fal len |ˈkrestˌfôlən ˈkrɛs (t )ˈˌfɔlən | ▶adjective sad and disappointed: he came back empty-handed and crestfallen. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: figuratively, from the original use referring to a mammal or bird having a fallen or drooping crest.

 

crestfish

crest fish |ˈkrestˌfiSH ˈkrɛstfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or crestfishes ) a very elongated silvery marine fish with a crimson dorsal fin running the full length of its body and a forehead that projects forward into a long filament. [Lophotus lacepedei, family Lophotidae. ]

 

cresting

crest ing |ˈkrestiNG ˈkrɛstɪŋ | ▶noun an ornamental decoration at the ridge of a roof or top of a wall or screen.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Crest

Crest (in the UK ) a computer system for buying and selling shares, introduced in 1996. ORIGIN an arbitrary formation.

 

crest

crest |krɛst | ▶noun 1 a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal. • a plume of feathers on a helmet. 2 the top of a mountain or hill: she reached the crest of the hill. • Anatomy a ridge along the surface of a bone. • the upper line of the neck of a horse or other mammal. 3 the curling foamy top of a wave. 4 Heraldry 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. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] reach the top of (a hill or wave ). • [ no obj. ] US (of a river, flood, etc. ) rise to its highest level. 2 [ no obj. ] (of a wave ) form a curling foamy top. 3 (be crested with ) have attached at the top: his helmet was crested with a fan of spikes. PHRASES on the crest of a wave at a very successful point: his career is on the crest of a wave at present. DERIVATIVES crestless adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French creste, from Latin crista ‘tuft, plume ’.

 

Cresta Run

Cresta Run |ˈkrɛstə | a hazardously winding, steeply banked channel of ice built each year at the Cresta Valley, St Moritz, Switzerland, as a tobogganing course, on which competitors race on light toboggans in a characteristic head-first position. Such a run was first built in 1884.

 

crested

crest ¦ed |ˈkrɛstɪd | ▶adjective 1 (of a bird or other animal ) having a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head: the crested drake mandarin duck | [ in combination ] : a plush-crested jay. 2 emblazoned with a coat of arms or other emblem: crested notepaper.

 

crested newt

crested newt (also great crested newt ) ▶noun a large Eurasian newt, the male of which has a tall crest along the back and tail during the breeding season. Also called warty newt. ●Triturus cristatus, family Salamandridae.

 

crested tit

crest ¦ed tit ▶noun a small European tit (songbird ) with a short crest, living chiefly in coniferous woodland. ●Parus cristatus, family Paridae.

 

crested wood ibis

crest ¦ed wood ibis ▶noun see wood ibis ( sense 2 ).

 

crestfallen

crest |fall ¦en |ˈkrɛstfɔːl (ə )n | ▶adjective sad and disappointed: he came back empty-handed and crestfallen. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: originally with reference to a mammal or bird having a fallen or drooping crest.

 

crestfish

crest |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or crestfishes ) a very elongated silvery marine fish with a crimson dorsal fin running the full length of its body and a forehead that projects forward into a long filament. ●Lophotus lacepedei, family Lophotidae.

 

cresting

crest |ing |krɛstɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an ornamental decoration at the ridge of a roof or top of a wall.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

crest

crest noun 1 the bird's crest: comb, plume, tuft of feathers. 2 the crest of the hill: summit, peak, top, tip, pinnacle, brow, crown, apex. 3 our family crest: insignia, regalia, badge, emblem, heraldic device, coat of arms, arms.

 

crestfallen

crestfallen adjective he was crestfallen after his mediocre performance at the tryouts: downhearted, downcast, despondent, disappointed, disconsolate, disheartened, discouraged, dispirited, dejected, depressed, desolate, in the doldrums, sad, glum, gloomy, dismayed, doleful, miserable, unhappy, woebegone, forlorn; informal blue, bummed, in a blue funk, down in /at the mouth, down in the dumps. ANTONYMS cheerful.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

crest

crest noun 1 the bird has a drooping black crest | he wears a gold helmet with a crest: comb, plume, tuft, topknot, mane; aigrette, panache, tassel; technical caruncle. 2 they reached the crest of the hill: summit, peak, highest point, top, tip, pinnacle, brow, crown, head, cap, brink, apex, vertex, apogee, zenith; ridge, tor; French aiguille, serac. ANTONYMS bottom. 3 the plate bears the Duke of Wellington's crest: insignia, regalia, badge, emblem, ensign, device, heraldic device, coat of arms, arms, armorial bearing, escutcheon, shield; Heraldry bearing, charge.

 

crestfallen

crestfallen adjective he came back to his apartment empty-handed and crestfallen: downhearted, downcast, despondent, disappointed, disconsolate, disheartened, discouraged, dispirited, dejected, depressed, desolate, heartbroken, broken-hearted, heavy-hearted, low-spirited, in the doldrums, sad, glum, gloomy, dismal, doleful, miserable, unhappy, woebegone, forlorn, long-faced, fed up; abashed, taken aback, dismayed, sheepish, hangdog, abject, defeated; informal blue, choked, shattered, down in the mouth, down in the dumps; Brit. informal brassed off, cheesed off; literary dolorous; archaic chap-fallen. ANTONYMS cheerful.

 

Spanish Dictionary

cresta

cresta nombre femenino 1 Carnosidad de color rojo que tienen en la cabeza el gallo y otras aves :el cóndor andino macho presenta en la frente una prominente cresta .2 Conjunto de plumas levantadas que tienen ciertas aves en la parte superior de la cabeza :la cresta de la cacatúa .SINÓNIMO copete, moño, penacho .3 Protuberancia ósea, espinosa o de otro tipo, generalmente estrecha y alargada, que tienen algunos animales :la cresta del esternón de las aves; describen a este reptil con una cresta de pequeñas espinas sobre la cola, la espalda y la cabeza; los huesos que forman el cráneo del castor tienen crestas muy desarrolladas para la inserción de los potentes músculos que mueven la mandíbula .4 Peinado que consiste en una banda de pelos completamente tiesos, levantados y generalmente teñidos de un color vivo, que va desde la parte central de la frente hasta la nuca, lo cual le da un aspecto de cresta de ave :la cresta es característica de la imagen punk .5 Cumbre de una montaña, en especial si acaba en peñascos agudos :las crestas submarinas de las llanuras abisales; las calizas y los conglomerados propician un modelado de crestas agudas .6 Parte más alta de una ola coronada de espuma :en las cercanías de la costa las olas rozan el fondo del mar y provocan crestas de agua y espuma .7 Intensidad máxima en el desarrollo de una actividad o un fenómeno :con el arancel de 1960 se llegó a un proteccionismo excesivo en algunas partidas, a fuertes crestas arancelarias .8 Chile Cosa sin importancia o despreciable ¿y a mí qué cresta me importa lo que diga esa? alzar (o levantar ) la cresta Mostrar soberbia [una persona ].cresta de gallo Planta parecida a la salvia, de hojas cuyo aspecto recuerda la cresta de un gallo; puede alcanzar hasta 60 centímetros de altura .dar en la cresta Humillar o desengañar a una persona que se envanece o se envalentona .enviar a la cresta Chile Expresión que se usa para rechazar sin miramientos y de forma tajante a una persona o una cosa :al final, envié a la cresta a todos mis hermanos porque me tenían cansada con lo de la herencia .estar en la cresta de la ola Estar en el momento de mayor éxito y fama :los Beatles estuvieron durante muchos años en la cresta de la ola .sacarse la cresta Chile Esforzarse mucho mental o físicamente para conseguir algo, especialmente en el trabajo o el estudio :durante tres años me saqué la cresta trabajando y estudiando al mismo tiempo .

 

crestado, -da

crestado, -da adjetivo Que tiene cresta :el pingüino crestado vive en los mares al sur de Nueva Zelanda .

 

crestería

crestería nombre femenino Adorno hecho en la piedra, el metal o la cerámica en forma de crestas de gallo caladas que se utilizó en la Edad Media y en el Renacimiento para rematar las partes altas de los edificios .

 

crestomatía

crestomatía nombre femenino Colección constituida por fragmentos literarios seleccionados, de uno o varios autores, hecha para la enseñanza :una de las obras más importantes de Menéndez Pidal es su crestomatía del español .

 

crestón

crestón nombre masculino 1 Parte superior de la celada, en la cual se ponían las plumas .2 En minería, parte superior de un filón o de una masa de rocas, cuando sobresale en la superficie del terreno .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

crest

crest /krest /名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 〖通例the ～〗(山などの )頂上 ; 波頭 ; (物事の )絶頂 , 最高頂 ▸ reach the crest of the hill 丘の頂に着く .2 〘紋章 〙(盾形の上の )かぶと飾り ; (封筒などの )家紋 , 紋章 ▸ the school crest 校章 .3 (鶏などの )とさか , 冠毛 ; (馬などの )首筋 , たてがみ .4 かぶとの前立て, (かぶとに付ける )羽飾り ; ｟詩 ｠かぶと .5 〘建 〙棟飾り .r ì de [be on ] the cr è st of a [the ] w á ve 成功 [得意, 幸福 ]の絶頂に達する [いる ].動詞 他動詞 ｟書 ｠1 …に羽飾り [前立て, 紋章, 棟飾り ]を付ける .2 〈山など 〉の頂上に達する ; 〈波 〉の峰に乗る .自動詞 最高点に達する, 〈波が 〉うねり立つ , 波頭を立てる .

 

crested

cr é st ed /-ɪd /形容詞 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗とさかのある 〈鳥など 〉.2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗羽飾りの付いた ; 家紋 [紋章 ]の付いた ; 紋章入りの 〈便せんなど 〉.

 

crestfallen

cr é st f à llen 形容詞 〖通例be ～〗〈人が 〉 (失敗などのために )落胆した, がっかりした, しょげた .