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Definition of cresting in English: crestingnoun krɛstɪŋˈkrestiNG mass nounAn ornamental decoration at the ridge of a roof or top of a wall. Example sentencesExamples - Oval mirrored sconces of the era were typically crowned with rope-tied cresting.
- A missing shell beneath the cresting, clearly shown in a 1905 Country Life photograph, has been reinstated, as has the bevelled glass (to replace the previous modern unsilvered glass sheet).
- That's a time I do remember, quite fondly: the house was a big old place, built from old wood, crowned with a steep shingled roof, crestings, and defunct chimneys.
- As in the Gustavian era, they were typically crowned by a rope-tied cresting or sometimes by a lyre.
Definition of cresting in US English: crestingnounˈkrestiNG An ornamental decoration at the ridge of a roof or top of a wall or screen. Example sentencesExamples - As in the Gustavian era, they were typically crowned by a rope-tied cresting or sometimes by a lyre.
- That's a time I do remember, quite fondly: the house was a big old place, built from old wood, crowned with a steep shingled roof, crestings, and defunct chimneys.
- Oval mirrored sconces of the era were typically crowned with rope-tied cresting.
- A missing shell beneath the cresting, clearly shown in a 1905 Country Life photograph, has been reinstated, as has the bevelled glass (to replace the previous modern unsilvered glass sheet).
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