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Princeton's WordNet

  1. crestedadjective

    bearing an heraldic device

  2. crested, topknotted, tuftedadjective

    (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"

  3. crested, plumedadjective

    (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume

Wiktionary

  1. crestedadjective

    Having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a helmet).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Crestedadjective

    Etymology: from crest; cristatus, Latin.

    The bold Ascalonites,
    Then grov’ling soil’d their crested helmets in the dust. John Milton.

    At this, for new replies he did not stay;
    But lac’d his crested helm, and strode away. Dryden.

    The crested bird shall by experience know,
    Jove made not him his master-piece below. John Dryden, Fables.

ChatGPT

  1. crested

    Having a crest or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head, often used for display or camouflage; or marked by a distinctive or projecting ornament, such as a crown or heraldic symbol.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Crested

    of Crest

  2. Crestedadjective

    having a crest

  3. Crestedadjective

    having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head

  4. Crestedadjective

    bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft

Wikidata

  1. Crested

    As of November 27, 2007, Crested Corp. was acquired by US Energy Corp. (NasdaqSC:USEG). Crested Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and sale or leasing of mineral and other properties.

Entomology

  1. Crested

    see cristate.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of crested in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of crested in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of crested in a Sentence

  1. Joanne Bland:

    I didn't know there was the possibility of any violence, then, I crested the bridge and saw the police across all four lanes.

  2. Fergus Cullen:

    The anti-interventionist wave I do think has crested and those issues are moving away from Rand Paul now.

  3. Mark Stewart:

    A new front is coming in today and another on Saturday but they are not expected to be as bad, we still have rivers over flood stage in eleven counties as of 6 a.m. (local) but most of the rivers have crested and are falling.

  4. National Weather Service:

    Many areas from Louisiana up toward Missouri and into Illinois saw rainfall totals over 7 inches( with some localized amounts up to a foot) fall within 48 hours. Currently there are 21 million under a flood watch or warning from eastern Oklahoma up into Indiana, many of the rivers in these states have crested or( are) nearing crest and remain in moderate or major flood category. Many roads across this region are closed because of the flooding.

  5. Cui Shuhong:

    The number of species such as Siberian tigers, Amur leopards, Asian elephants, and crested ibis has increased significantly.

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