crown
crown1 W3 /kraʊn/ 
noun
1. HAT FOR KING/QUEEN [countable]
a. a circle made of gold and decorated with jewels, worn by kings and queens on their heads
b. a circle, sometimes made of things such as leaves or flowers, worn by someone who has won a special honour
2. COUNTRY’S RULER the crown
a. the position of being king or queen:
The treaty of Troyes made Henry V heir to the crown of France.
b. the government of a country such as Britain that is officially led by a king or queen:
He has retired from the service of the Crown.
3. TOOTH [countable] an artificial top for a damaged tooth
4. HEAD [usually singular] the top part of a hat or someone’s head
crown of
auburn hair piled high on the crown of her head
a hat with a high crown
5. HILL [usually singular] the top of a hill or something shaped like a hill
crown of
They drove to the crown of Zion hill and on into town.
The masonry at the crown of the arch is paler than on either curve.
6. SPORTS [usually singular] the position you have if you have won an important sports competition:
Can she retain her Wimbledon crown?
He went on to win the world crown in 2001.
7. MONEY [countable]
a. the standard unit of money in some European countries:
Swedish crowns
b. an old British coin. Four crowns made a pound.
8. PICTURE [countable] a mark, sign, badge etc in the shape of a crown, used especially to show rank or quality
crown2 verb [transitive]1. to place a crown on the head of a new king or queen as part of an official ceremony in which they become king or queen ⇨ coronation:
Louis was crowned at Reims in 814.
crown somebody (as) king/queen etc
In 1896 Nicholas was crowned as Tsar.
2. to give someone a title for winning a competition:
She was crowned Wimbledon champion.
3. to make something perfect or complete, by adding an achievement etc
crown somebody with something
a long career crowned with a peaceful retirement
4. be crowned with something literary having something on top:
every hill is crowned with a walled village
5. to put a protective top on a damaged tooth
6. informal to hit someone on the head
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noun Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: corone, from Latin corona 'circle of leaves put on someone's head, crown', from Greek korone
Language: Old French
Origin: corone, from Latin corona 'circle of leaves put on someone's head, crown', from Greek korone
1. HAT FOR KING/QUEEN [countable]
a. a circle made of gold and decorated with jewels, worn by kings and queens on their heads
b. a circle, sometimes made of things such as leaves or flowers, worn by someone who has won a special honour
2. COUNTRY’S RULER the crown
a. the position of being king or queen:
b. the government of a country such as Britain that is officially led by a king or queen:
3. TOOTH [countable] an artificial top for a damaged tooth
4. HEAD [usually singular] the top part of a hat or someone’s head
crown of
5. HILL [usually singular] the top of a hill or something shaped like a hill
crown of
6. SPORTS [usually singular] the position you have if you have won an important sports competition:
7. MONEY [countable]
a. the standard unit of money in some European countries:
b. an old British coin. Four crowns made a pound.
8. PICTURE [countable] a mark, sign, badge etc in the shape of a crown, used especially to show rank or quality
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verb [transitive]1. to place a crown on the head of a new king or queen as part of an official ceremony in which they become king or queen ⇨ coronation: crown somebody (as) king/queen etc
2. to give someone a title for winning a competition:
3. to make something perfect or complete, by adding an achievement etc
crown somebody with something
4. be crowned with something literary having something on top:
5. to put a protective top on a damaged tooth
6. informal to hit someone on the head