crown 
7. The top or highest part of something ; the 
uppermost part or eminence, likened to a 
crown. 
One of the shining winged powers 
showed me vast cliffs with crmen of towers. 
Tennijiun, Stanzas pub. in The Keepsake, 1851. 
It [the tower] is the crown of the whole mass of build- 
ings rising from the water. 
E. A. Freeman, Venice, p. 211. 
Specifically (a) The top part of the head; hence, the 
head itself. 
I'll have this croim of mine cut from my shoulders. 
SAot.,Klch. III., Hi. 2. 
Hurled the pine-cones down upon him, 
Struck him on his brawny shoulders, 
On his crown defenceless struck him. 
Lonijfellow, lliawatha, xviii. 
(b) The top of a hat or other covering for the head. 
The chief officers of Berne, for example, are known by 
the crown* of their hats, which are much deeper than 
those of an inferior character. 
Addixon, Remarks on Italy (ed. Boon), 1. 527. 
(c) The summit of a mountain or other elevated object. 
The steepy crown 
Of the bare mountains. Dryden, .Eneid. 
(d) The end of the shank of an anchor, or the point from 
which the amis proceed ; the part where the arms are 
joined to the shank. See cut under anchor, () In lapi- 
darie.s' work, the part of a cut gem above the girdle. See 
cut under brilliant. (/) In mecli., any terminal flat mem- 
ber of a structure. (?) In arch., the uppermost member 
of a cornice ; the corona or larmier, (h) The face of an 
anvil, (t) The highest or central part of a road, cause- 
way, bridge, etc. 
On the crown of the bridge he turned his horse. 
R. D. Blackmore, Lorna Doone, p. 320. 
the 
1370 
i mint. The c 
crownation 
coins. The crown 
of the rose was 
first introduced 
by Henry VIII. 
in 1520, and was 
made current for 
4*. 6<(. The 
crowns of Den- 
mark, Norway, 
and Sweden are 
now worth 26.8 
cents. The old 
crown of Den- 
mark was 4 marks 
of crown money, 
or $1.23. The 
crown of Holland 
was 87 cents ; that 
of Brabant, 81. 07; 
that of France, 
$1.12 (that is, the 
ecu at the begin 
ic rose, crown of the to the crown or sovereign. The lands belonging to the 
Obverse. 
Petition-crown of Master Thomas Simon, 
British Museum. ( Size of the original. ) 
Basel, 85 cents. The silver crown of Portugal is gl.08. 
The Austrian gold crown is worth about SB. The name 
was also often used in English to translate the Italian 
scudo. 
Crowns in my purse T have, ami goods at home. 
14. () In Great Britain, a printing-paper of 
the size 15 X 20 inches: so called from the 
water-mark of a crown, < 
an allowance lixed at a certain amount for the reign by 
Parliament. They arc placed under commissioners, and 
the revenue derived from them becomes part of the con- 
solidated fund. 
The additional allowances thus granted by Parliament 
to the Prince and Princess of Wales, and other members 
of the Royal Family, amount to an annual charge of 
156,000 ; and when it is remembered that the Omm landl 
alone surrendered to Parliament yield an annual income 
of nearly 380,000, it will be evident that the charge upon 
the nation for the support of the dignity of Royalty is by 
no means extravagant, as interested pel-sons would some- 
times have us believe. 
A. Fonblanque, Jr., How we are Governed, p. 15. 
Crown law, that part of the common law of England 
which is applicable to criminal matters. Crown lawyer, 
in England, a lawyer in the service of the crown ; a law- 
yer who takes cognizance of criminal cases. Crown Of- 
fice in England, a department of the Queen's Bench divi- 
sion of the High Court of Justice. It takes cognizance of 
criminal causes, from high treason down to trivial misde- 
meanors and breaches of the peace. The office is com- 
monly called the crown side of the Court of Queen's 
Bench. Crown solicitor, in Great Britain, in state pros- 
ecutions the solicitor who prepares the prosecution. In 
England this is done by the solicitor to the treasury. In 
Ireland a solicitor is attached to each circuit, who gets 
up every case for the crown in criminal prosecutions. 
crown (kroun), r. t. [(a) < ME. crownen, crou- 
nien, crunien (in contr. form) = D. kroonen = 
ing-paper . . - 
Naut., a kind of knot made with the strands of 
(j) The crest, as of a bird. a rope." See eroai^r'.t., 9.-Antique crown, in her. 
8. Completion; consummation; highest or Seea ^ ti -Archduke's crown, infer., a circle of gold 
most perfect state ; acme. 
Make Cressid's name the very crown of falsehood 
If ever she leave Troilus ! Shak., T. and C., iv. 2. 
This is truth the poet sings, 
That a sorrow's croim of sorrow is remembering happier 
things. Tennyson, Locksley Hall. 
The natives regarded it [the temple of Claudius] as the 
crown of their slavery, and complained that the country 
was exhausted in providing cattle for the sacrifices. 
C. Elton, Origins of Eng. Hist., p. 308. 
9. A little circle shaved on the top of the head 
as a mark of ecclesiastical office or distinction ; 
the tonsure. 
Suche that ben preestes, 
That have nother kounynge ne kyn, bote a corone one 
[only]. Piers Ptovman (C), xiv. 113. 
10. That part of a tooth which appears above 
the gum ; especially, that part of a molar tooth 
which opposes the same part of a tooth of the 
opposite jaw. 
The teeth of reptiles, with few exceptions, present a 
simple conical form, with the crown more or less curved. 
Owen, Anat. 
11. In geom., the area inclosed between two 
concentric circles. 12. In hot., a circle of 
appendages on the throat of the corolla, etc. 
See corona, 6. 13. A coin generally bearing 
a crown or a crowned head on the reverse. The 
English crown is 
worth 5 shillings 
or $1.22, and was 
issued by Edward 
VI. in 1551, and 
by his successors. 
The obverse type 
of the crowns 
of Edward VI 
James I., and 
Charles I. is the 
king on horse- 
back, but from 
Charles II. to Vic- 
toria the obverse 
type is the head of 
the kingorqueen. 
The rare piece 
known as the 
Oxford crown 
was made, under 
Charles I., by the 
engraver Raw- 
lins, and bears 
on the obverse a 
small view of Ox- 
ford, ill addition 
to the ordinary 
type. The peti- 
twn-crown is a 
pattern or trial- 
piece for a crown 
of Charles II., 
bearing the peti- 
tion of its en- 
graver, Thomas 
Simon, praying 
the king to com- 
pare the coin with 
adorned with eight strawberry-leaves, and closed by two 
arches of gold set with pearls meeting in a globe crossed, 
as in an emperor's crown. Atef-crown. See ate/. Cap 
in crown. See capi. Celestial crown. See celestial. 
Civic crown. See civic. Clerk of the crown. See 
clerk. Crown Derby porcelain. See porcelain.- Crown 
escapement. See excapement. Crown of aberration. 
of the root from which the stem arises; the collum. 
Crown Of cups. See cwronne des tasses, under couronne. 
Crown problem, the problem which King Hiero set 
to Archimedes : namely, to ascertain whether a crown os- 
tensibly made of gold was or was not alloyed with silver, 
and, if it was, with how much. Archimedes is said to have 
solved the problem by immersing the crown in water, but 
whether by observing the rise of the water in the vessel, or, 
as seems more probable, by ascertaining the loss of weight, 
is a point of disagreement among the authorities. Mural 
crown. See mural. Naval crown, among the ancient 
signal victory, or on the person who first boarded an ene- 
my's ship. In heraldry the naval crown is formed of the 
sterns and square sails of ships placed alternately upon the 
circle or fillet. Northern Crown. See Corona Borca- 
lis, under corona. Obsidional crown, in Rom. antvj., a 
wreath made of grass, given to him who held out a siege 
or caused one to be raised. Order of the Crown, the 
title of several honorary orders founded by sovereigns 
in the nineteenth century, each including as part of its 
name that of the country to which it belongs. (<i) The Order 
the crown of the 
Dutch engraver 
John Roettit-r, by 
whom Simon had 
been superseded 
Crown of Charles II., British Museutv 
(Size of the uritfinal.) 
Order of the Crown of India, founded in 1878 for ladies, at 
the time of the assumption by Queen Victoria of the title 
Empress of India. It includes a number of Indian women 
of the highest rank, (c) The Order of the Crown of Italy, 
founded by King Victor Emmanuel in 1868. (d) The Order 
of the Crown of Prussia, founded by King William I. on 
his coronation in 1881. (e) The Order of the Croim of Ru- 
mania, founded by King Charles on assuming the royal 
title in 1881. (/) The Order of the. Crown of Saxony, 
founded by King Frederick Augustus in 1807, soon after 
his assumption of the kingly title. It is of but one class, 
and limited to persons of high rank, (c/) The Order of the 
Crown of Siam, founded in 1869. (A) The Order of the 
Croim of Wilrtemlierg, founded by King William I. in 
1818. Papal crown. See tiara. Pleas of the crown. 
See caintal offense, under capital^. Southern Crown. 
See Corona Australia, under corona. To keep the 
crown of the causey, to go in the middle of the road 
or street; hence, to appear openly, with credit and re- 
spectability. [Scotch.] 
Truth in Scotland shall keep the cromi of the causey yet. 
Rutherford, Letters, II. 24. 
To take the crown of the causey, to appear with pride 
and self-assurance. [Scotch.] 
My friends they are proud, an' my mither is saucy, 
My oulde auntie taks ay the crown o' the cauxie. 
Remains of Xithsdale Sony, p. 93. 
II. a. Relating to, pertaining to, or connect- 
ed with the crown or royal possessions and au- 
thority: as, the crown jewels. Crown agent, in 
Scotland, the agent or solicitor who, under the lord advo- 
cate, takes charge of criminal proceedings. Crown bark. 
See bark*. Crown cases reserved, criminal causes re- 
served on questions of law for the consideration of the 
judges. [Eng.] Crown colony. See colony. Crown 
court, in Eno. lair, the court in which the crown or crim- 
inal business of an assize is transacted. Crown, debt, 
in England, a debt due to the crown, whose claim ranks 
before that of all other creditors, and may be enforced by a 
summary process called an extent. Crown or demesne 
lands, the lands, estate, or other real property belonging 
krone; (b) ME., in full form, corowneii, 
corounen, coronen, < OF. coroner, F. couronner = 
Pr. Sp. eoronar =Pg. coroar=It. coronare,<, L. 
coronare, crown; from the noun, ME. crowne, 
etc., L. corona : see crown, n.~\ 1. To bestow a 
crown or garland upon ; place a garland upon 
the head of. 
Hast thou with myrtle-leaf crown' d him, O pleasure? 
M. Arnold, A Modern Sappho. 
There's a crotchet for you, reader, round and full as any 
prize turnip ever yet crowned with laurels by great agri- 
cultural societies ! De Quincey, Secret Societies, i. 
2. To invest with or as if with a regal crown ; 
hence, to invest with regal dignity and power. 
If yon will elect by my advice, 
Crown him, and say, " Long live our emperor !" 
Shak., Tit. And., i. 2. 
3. To cover as if with a crown. 
Sleep, that mortal sense deceives, 
Crown thine eyes and ease thy pain. 
Fletcher, Faithful Shepherdess, v. 2. 
4. To confer honor, reward, or dignity upon ; 
recompense ; dignify ; distinguish ; adorn. 
Thou . . hast crowned him with glory and honour. 
Ps. viii. 5. 
Urge your success ; deserve a lasting name, 
She'll crown a grateful and a constant flame. 
Roscommon, On Translated Verse. 
5. To form the topmost or finishing part of; 
terminate; complete; fill up, as a bowl with 
wine; consummate; perfect. 
He said no more, but croicn'd a bowl unhid ; 
The laughing nectar overlook'd the lid. 
Dryden, Iliad, i. 784. 
Croivn'd 
A happy life with a fair death. 
Tennyson, Geraint. 
To crown the whole, came a proposition embodying the 
three requests. Motley. 
6. Milit., to effect a lodgment and establish 
a breach. 7. In the game of < 
ere, to make a king of, or mark as a king : said 
of placing another piece upon the top of one 
that has been moved into an opponent's king- 
row. See checker^, 3. 8f. To mark with the 
tonsure, as a sign of admission to the priest- 
hood. 
Should no clerk be crouned bote yf he ycome were 
Of franklens and free men. Piers Plounnan (C), vi. 63. 
9. Naut., to form into a sort of knot, as a 
rope, by passing the 
strands over and un- 
der one another. 
crown-antler 
(kroun' ant "ler), . 
The topmost branch 
or antler of the horn 
of a stag. SeeuiitU'i: 
crown-arch (kroun'- 
arch),)i. The arched 
plate which supports 
the crown-sheet of 
the fire-box of a 
boiler. 
crownationt, [A var. of oproiMtioH (cf. 
rmtntrr~. var. of <<<)), HS if directly < I'rinni 
+ -atioH.] Coronation. 
A Three-stranded Rope Crowned. 
a shows the arrangement of the 
strands before, and * after hauling 
