Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crested"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crested \Crest"ed\ (kr[e^]st"[e^]d), a.
1. Having a crest.
But laced crested helm. --Dryden.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the
head. ``The crested bird.'' --Dryden.
3. (Bott.) Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an
elevated line or ridge, or a tuft. --Gray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crested
adj 1: (heraldry) bearing an heraldic device
2: (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or
process on the head; often used in combination; "golden
crested"; "crested iris"; "crested oriole"; "tufted duck";
"tufted loosestrife" [syn: {topknotted}, {tufted}]
3: (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume [syn: {plumed}]
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