| 单词 | crest |
| 释义 | Word Frequency crest(krɛst) noun 1. a tuft or growth of feathers, fur, or skin along the top of the heads of some birds, reptiles, and other animals 2. something resembling or suggesting this 3. the top, highest point, or highest stage of something 4. a ridge on the neck of a horse, dog, lion, etc 5. the mane or hair growing from this ridge 6. an ornamental piece, such as a plume, on top of a helmet 7. heraldry a symbol of a family or office, usually representing a beast or bird, borne in addition to a coat of arms and used in medieval times to decorate the helmet 8. a ridge along the top of a roof, wall, etc 9. a ridge along the surface of a bone 10. Also called: cresting archery identifying rings painted around an arrow shaft verb 11. (intransitive) to come or rise to a high point 12. (transitive) to lie at the top of; cap 13. (transitive) to go to or reach the top of (a hill, wave, etc) Derived forms crested (ˈcrested) adjective crestless (ˈcrestless) adjective Word origin C14: from Old French creste, from Latin cristaWord Frequency CREST(krɛst) noun an electronic share-settlement system, created by the Bank of England, that began operations in 1996 Word origin C20: from CrestCo, the name of the operating company |
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