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CRESTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume
Synonyms:
crested; plumed
Classified under:
Similar:
adorned; decorated (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination
Example:
tufted loosestrife
Synonyms:
crested; topknotted; tufted
Classified under:
Similar:
adorned; decorated (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)
Domain category:
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Bearing an heraldic device
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
adorned; decorated (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)
Domain category:
heraldry (the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb crest
