crownation 
croze 
uiu-n the kin,- and I at mn .,/,., crown-head (krouii'heil), w. In the game of crown-summit (kroun'sum'it), n. A summit 
"Muted iii .V. iui,l y.. 7Ui scr.. ill. :>n; ,.|i,M-kfi-s, the lirst row of squares on either side of a |>l\ liedrun lyiiitf only in crown-faces 
This book 
Marie i: 
crown-badge (lu-ouii'liaj), . A device or cog- of the Imai-d : iheUafMr! S<-<- 7-<-/.-.i-i, :i. that is. not on a face collateral or syuacral with 
ni/.ance worn in Kngland by certain ollieials dc- crown-imperial {krouii'im-i>c'ri-:il), . A lili- the )mse._ 
pfiidiiix Immediately upon Hie sovereign. H aeeous i;anlen-|>latit, I'rttilliiriu ini/nroili.-.: enl- crOWU -thistle (kroun thin ' 1), H. 
linn-* all open crown, and nomclimcH .1 ro-i- 1.1 tivated for its) beautiful flowers. Also culled 
royal cmlili-m Minii"iinteil m- i-i-ossed by a crown, croint-tltittlt 
I ;..!.! oxllps, and 
Tin- arm <:,,! rial. >'**., W. T., Iv. S. 
ili-Ui 
'Tin- Jei'incn ill tlie ynard (beefeaters) weal MIC! 
i -inlu-uiiii-ri-d on the breast. 
crown-bar (kronn'Mr), . ' >ne of the bars on 
which the- crown-sheet of a locomotive rests. 
crown-beard (krouu'berd), it. -A name for 
crowning (krou'iiiiid), H. [< MK. rroHitiiii/i-. to- 
rown-beara (kroun Dcruj, . -A name ror r.,,,iiii,,/i; etc.; verbal n. of crown, r.] 1. The 
species of (Vr/m, a genus of coarse com- act or ceremony of investing with a crown or 
rfiHl'ii -I/IUH full . 
crown-tile (kroun'til), M. 1. A 
fiat tile; a plain tile. 2. A 
large bent or arched tile, usu- 
ally called a ><>i>- or ridge-tile. 
Buch tiles are used totlnUh roofn whn-h 
posites, chiefly Mexican. 
crown-crane (krouu'kran), . The demoiselle, 
Anlltn >f nn Wrx I'ii'i/tt. 
crowned (bound), /'. ". [Pp. of crown, r.] 1. 
of or pertaining to a sovereign; sovereign; 
consummate. 
Min lirltr, In pilous anil tu nice, 
Al innocent of his rrim/i"/ malir.-, . . . 
Ciaiintr.l him love. 
Chaucer, Squire's Talc, 1. 518. 
2. In zoiil., coronate; cristate; crested; having 
the top of the head marked or distinguished in 
any way, as by color, texture, or size of the 
hairs, feathers, etc.: as, the ruby-croic<;<i wren. 
3. In her. : (a) Having a crown or coronet 
on the head, as an animal used as a bearing: 
when the kind of crown is not specially men- 
tioned, it is supposed to be a ducal coronet, 
(ft) Surmounted or surrounded by a crown: said 
of bearings other tliun animals, as a cross, a 
bend, or the like. Also coitronne. 4f. So hurt 
or wounded in the knee by a fall or any other 
regal authority and dignity; coronation. 
I iiit-aii, yum- voice for crtncnintr of the king. 
Shak., Rich. III., ill. 4. 
The Drat of all his knights, 
Knighted by Arthur at h: crown-wheel 
TVum/wiM, Coming of Arthur. CFOW 
2f. The tonsure of the clergy. 
r.iss)i|M-s and harbilers bothe maisters and doctors, 
That han cure viider cryst and emteitinuje. in Uikue. 
Pier* Plowman (C), i. 80. 
3. Something that crowns, terminates, or fin- 
ishes, (a) In arch., that which tops or terminate* a mem 
her or any ornamental work, (n) Xaut., the finishing; 
part of a knot or interweaving of the strands. See crmcn, 
n.. i... 
4. Something convex at the top : as, the crown- 
ing or crown of a causeway; specifically, the 
bulge or swell in the center of a band-pulley. 
5. In/or<., a position on the crest of the glacis 
secured by the besiegers by means of the sap 
or otherwise. It is protected by a parapet, and places 
the besiegers in a situation to become masters of the cov- 
ered way. 
Cruwn-whecl of 
Watch. 
accident that the hair falls off and does not crowning (krou'ning), p. a. [Ppr. of crown, r.] 
grow again: said of a horse. Bailey.- Crowned " -a-*"" *"* fir,il,, n cr 
Cup. (rt) A cup surmounted by airland. (&) A bumper; 
a cup so full of liquor that the contents rise above the sur- 
face like a crown. A'are*. 
Completing; perfecting; finishing. 
i crowning mercy. 
crown-valve (krouu'valv),//. A 
dome-shaped valve which is ver- 
tically reciprocated over a slot- 
ted box. 
(kroun'hwel), n. 
A wheel having cogs or teeth 
set at right angles with its 
plane, as, in certain watches, 
the wheel that is next the 
crown and drives the balance. 
It is also called a contrate vim I 
or face-wheel. 
crown-work (kroun'werk), n. In fort., an out- 
work running into the field, consisting of two 
demi-bastions (a a) 
at the extremes, and 
an entire bastion (6) 
in the middle, with 
curtains (c c). It is 
designed to secure a 
hill or other advan- 
tageous post and 
cover the other 
works. 
A crow's feather cut 
\Wf^ ^^S 1 
!>\ Kb 
Crown* work. 
< cuj 
He shall, unpledged, carolize on< 
To all these ladies' health. I 
crow-needles (kro'ne'dlz), n. Venus's-comb, 
ticatutix I'ectfn, an umbelliferous plant of Eu- 
rope : so called from the long beaks of the fruit. 
Also crtikc-needleg. 
crowner 1 (krou'nfer), N. [< crown, v., + -er 1 .] 
One who or that which crowns or completes. 
O thoti mother of delight*, 
Crovntfr of all happy nights. 
Fletcher, Mad Lover, v. 1. 
crowner'-t (krou'ner), n. [Appar. < crown + 
The crowning act of a long career. 
Buckle, Civilization, I. i. 
Cromuvll. crOW-QUlll (kro'kwil), . 
L. (LL.) coronator, lit. one who crowns, equiv. 
to coronation, pertaining to a crown, hence a 
crown officer: see coroner.] A coroner. See 
coroner. 
The cruimer hath sate on her, and finds it Christian 
burial - SAa *" H * mlet ' v - l - crown-paper (krouu'pa'per), n. Same as crown, 
Crowner'8 quest, a old variation of coroner** inquest % j^ t 
now nf tt'ii used humorously, especially in the phrase ' --* /L--^,,'a'\ 
,, M* /,.. Implying irregular procedure, or dis- CTOWn :P I ?? e 1 ,( krou 1 JP e l ) ' .!'. 
n -aril nf the sctlled forms or principles of law. 
into a pen, used where fine writing is required, 
as in lithography, tracing, etc.; also, a fine 
(kroun'land), n. [< crown + land; metallic pen imitating the quill. 
= G. kronland.] One of the nineteen great ad- crow-roost (kro'rost), n. A place where crows 
ative provinces into which the present in large numbers come to roost. See crow 2 . 
of Austria-Hungary is divided. crow's-bill (kroz'bil), n. In surg., a form of 
forceps used in extracting bullets and other 
foreign substances from wounds, 
crow's-foot (kroz'fiit), H. 1 . A wrinkle appear- 
ing with age under and around the outer corner 
of the eye: generally used in the plural. 
So longe mot ye lyve and alle proinle, 
Til crowes feet ben groweii under youre eye. 
Chaucer, Trollus, ii. 403. 
Whose pious talk, when most his heart was dry, 
Made wet the crafty cruwn/iwt round his eye. 
W,,,,,,,,,,,. Sea Dreams. 
2. In mech., a device for holding the drill-rod 
of a tube-well in position while 
it is fitted to a new section of the 
drill. 3. J/ifir., a caltrop. 4. 
A three-pointed silk embroidery- 
stitch, often put on the corners of 
pockets and elsewhere for orna- 
(kroun'les), a." [< crown + -lew.] 
Destitute of a crown; without a sovereign 
head or sovereign power. 
The Niobe of nations ! there she stands, 
Childless and crownltu, in her voiceless woe. 
Byron, Childe Harold, iv. "9. 
crownlet (kroun'let), . [< crown + -let.] A 
small crown. Scott. 
crown-net (kroun'net), n. A particular variety 
of fishing-net. 
crown-palm (kroun'piim), H. A tall palm of 
Jamaica and Trinidad, Maximiliana Carilxpa, 
with pinnate leaves and drupaceous fruit, allied 
to the cocoanut-palm. 
crowner 3 (krou'ner), . Same as erooiuich. 
crow-nest, . See crow's-nntt. 
crow-net (kro'net), n. A net for catching wild 
fowl. [Kng.] 
ment Crow's-foot lever. See fa 
_ 1. A British silver 
coin worth five shillings; or the fourth part of a _ _ viuw ^^ ^^ 
pound sterling. See crown, w., 13. 2. A strap cro^shrike (kro'shrik), n. A 
in a bridle, head-stall, or halter, which passes bird of tne 81 ,bfamily flymnorlii- 
over the head of the horse and is secured by 
buckles to the cheek-straps. 
Crow's-foot. 
Section ..i 
. 
CrowVfool. 
crownett (krou'net), n. [A var. of cronet, coro- crown-pigeon (kroun'pij'on), n. A pigeon of 
net, accora. coronet to crown : see coronet, cor- the genus Goura, as G. coronata of New Guii 
net' 2 .] 1. A coronet. 
The High Idlest disguised with a great skinne, his head 
huiiK round with little skinnesof Weasills and other Ver- 
ininc. with a crownrt of Feathers. 
Purcha*, Pilgrimage, p. 764. 
Another might have had 
Perhaps the hurdle, or at least the axe. 
Km- what 1 have this crownel, rolics. and av 
Jl. Juiuon, Kail of Mortimer, i. 1 
a piping crow. Gymnorhinii 
tibicen is an example. Other genera are Stre- 
peru and Cr<icticus. 
mnea - crow-silk (kro'silk), M. A name of various con- 
crown-post (kroun post), . In bmMintj, a post f erv aceous alga, from their fine thread-like fila- 
ments. 
which stands upright between two principal ,. 
rafters, and from which proceed struts or braces crow's-nest, CTOW-nest (kroz'-, kro'nest), n. 
2. A crowning aim or result ; ultimate reward. 
to the middle of each rafter. Also called king- 
post, l,iin/'x-/iiii'e. joyi/lr-fiiccr. 
crown-prince (kroun'prins'), n. The eldest 
son or other heir apparent of a monarch : ap- 
plied more especially to German princes (trans- 
lating German krnnprinz). [Commonly as two 
words.] 
A barrel or l>ox fitted up on the maintopmatit- 
erosstrees or maintopgallant-crosstrees of an 
arctic or whaling vessel, for the shelter of the 
lookout man. Also called birffs-netit. 
Lieutenant C'olwell took his post in the cnnr'*-nr*t with 
the mate. Srhley and Soley, Rescue of (Ireely, p. 68. 
crow-steps (kro'steps), M. )>l. [< erwir 2 + x/yi. 
[Rarely 
nol in the base. Ktrkmon, 1855. f,,i cnueerous sore on a horse's hoof, 
crown-gate (kroun'gftt^, n. The head gate of crown-sheet ( kroun 'shet), w. The 
a eainil-liM-k. /:.'. //. Kniiilit. plate which forms the upper part of 
crown-glass (kroun'glas'), H. A good quality 
of common blown window-glass. 
It is ll>>-<! in 
.iwtlh Ilint^lass fur iliojitrie inslninients. in or- 
der In ili-stniv tin- (liniinatic 'effect of aberration. Now 
largely iipersctlcil liy cylindcr-Klass. See glass. 
\\ e embarked mi the Main, and went by Lohr belonging 
In Mcnt/; near il tin n- is a manufacture nf cnurn guust, 
which tllev make eil:llt feel lolli: and live wide. 
/-,!,. u-M-ri|ilioii ,.f Ihe East, II. ii. 21(i. 
M '^i'-v w:i>, ill the early part of Hie Jiresenl cell- 
tin), tin- 'only form of window "lass made in lircat llril- 
aill. KIII-IH: llril.. \. (Km. 
crown-grafting (kroun'graf -ting), . tieei/nift- 
ilHI, 1. 
a series 
imes past 
were wont to scale the chimneys. 
The Ouitm/, XXVII. SSI. 
crowstone (kro'ston), M. 1. The top stone of 
the gable-end of a house. 2. A hard, smooth, 
flinty gritstone. [North. Eng.] 
Growth (krouth), H. Same as crmnl-. 
the fire-box of the furnace of a steam- 
boiler. 
crown-shell (krouu'shel), H. A barnacle. 
crown-sparrow (kroun'spar'o), n. An Ameri- crow-toe (kro'to), . A plant, the Lotas corti 
can tinc-h of the genus Zonotrichia, of which culatux, so called from its claw-shaped spread- 
there are several species, of large size among ing pods: commonly as a plural, crow-toes, 
sparrows, having the crown conspicuously col- 
ored, whence the name. The best-known are the 
common white-crowned and white-throated sparrow* i.f 
eastern Ninth Anini-.i / I, ,i,-n t ,/,,-,, and 7.. albirollu . crOylstOnO (kroil'stdu), M. 
the polden-cnwned |rniw U /.. runmata of the Pacific 
sidcof the continent. ' Harris or Hi, black-crowned K.r '"'' !'i!!' \ 
row ..t the Missouri and other interior icfions is /. liar- Croze Ihro/', n. 
Hi inu tin- rathe primrose that forsaken dies, 
'Hie tnflcd crow-toe, and pale jessamine. 
Milton, I.ycidas, 1. 143. 
Crystallized cauk. 
[Earlier written Crowe*, 
, . 
ongin unknown.] 1. The cross-groove in the 
