[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crest \crest\ kre^st, n. of. creste, f. cr^ete, l.
   crista.
   1. a tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing
      on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on
      the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the
      crown or nape of bird, etc. --darwin.
      1913 webster

            attack his rising crest, and drive the serpent
            back.                                 --c. pitt.
      1913 webster

   2. the plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a
      helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating
      the rank of the wearer; hence, also, the helmet.
      1913 webster

            stooping low his lofty crest.         --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

            and on his head there stood upright
            a crest, in token of a knight.        --gower.
      1913 webster

   3. her. a bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually
      above it, or separately as an ornament for plate,
      liveries, and the like. it is a relic of the ancient
      cognizance. see cognizance, 4.
      1913 webster

   4. the upper curve of a horse's neck.
      1913 webster

            throwing the base thong from his bending crest.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. the ridge or top of a wave.
      1913 webster

            like wave with crest of sparkling foam. --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

   6. the summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
      1913 webster

   7. the helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride;
      courage.
      1913 webster

            now the time is come
            that france must vail her lofty plumed crest.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   8. arch. the ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge
      of a roof, canopy, etc.
      1913 webster

            the finials of gables and pinnacles are sometimes
            called crests.                        --parker.
      1913 webster

   9. engin. the top line of a slope or embankment.
      1913 webster

   crest tile, a tile made to cover the ridge of a roof,
      fitting upon it like a saddle.

   interior crest fort., the highest line of the parapet.
      1913 webster
see also:
cognizance crest tile interior crest 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crest \crest\, v. t. imp.  p. p. crested; p. pr.  vb. n.
   cresting.
   1. to furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a
      crest for.
      1913 webster

            his legs bestrid the ocean, his reared arm
            crested the world.                    --shak.
      1913 webster

            mid groves of clouds that crest the mountain's brow.
                                                  --wordsworth.
      1913 webster

   2. to mark with lines or streaks, like, or regarded as like,
      waving plumes.
      1913 webster

            like as the shining sky in summer's night, . . .
            is crested with lines of fiery light. --spenser.
      1913 webster
see also:
crested cresting 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crest \crest\ kre^st, v. i.
   to form a crest.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

crest
     n 1: the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
     2: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak
        was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of
        monadnock" syn: peak, crown, top, tip, summit
     3: the center of a cambered road syn: crown
     4: heraldry in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a
        helmet
     5: a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a
        bird or other animal
     v 1: lie at the top of; "snow capped the mountains" syn: cap
     2: reach a high point; "the river crested last night"
see also:
peak crown top tip summit cap 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

245 moby thesaurus words for "crest":
   vandyke edge, achievement, acme, alerion, amplitude, animal charge,
   annulet, antinode, apex, apogee, argent, armorial bearings, armory,
   arms, azure, badge, bandeau, bar, bar sinister, baton, bearings,
   bend, bend sinister, billet, blazon, blazonry, bordure,
   broad arrow, brow, cadency mark, canton, cap, capsheaf, caput,
   chaplet, charge, chevron, chief, chine, climax, cloud nine,
   coat of arms, cockatrice, cockscomb, consummate, coronet,
   crenation, crenelation, crenulation, crescendo, crescent, cross,
   cross moline, crown, culmen, culminate, culmination,
   de broglie wave, deckle edge, denticulation, dentil, dentil band,
   design, device, difference, differencing, diffraction, dogtooth,
   eagle, edge, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave,
   emblem, ermine, ermines, erminites, erminois, escutcheon,
   extreme limit, extremity, falcon, feather, fess, fess point, field,
   figure, file, flanch, fleur-de-lis, frequency, frequency band,
   frequency spectrum, fret, frost, fur, fusil, garland, griffin,
   guided wave, gules, gyron, hackle, hatchment, head, heading,
   headpiece, heaven, heavens, height, helmet, heraldic device,
   high noon, highest pitch, highest point, hilltop, hogback,
   honor point, ice, impalement, impaling, in phase, inescutcheon,
   interference, knoll, label, light, limit, lion, lofty peak,
   longitudinal wave, lozenge, mantling, marshaling, martlet, mascle,
   maximum, mechanical wave, meridian, metal, motto, mountaintop,
   mullet, ne plus ultra, no place higher, node, nombril point, noon,
   notching, octofoil, or, ordinary, orle, out of phase, outtop,
   overarch, overtop, pale, paly, panache, peak, pean, period,
   periodic wave, pheon, pic, pico, pike, pinhead, pinion, pinnacle,
   pitch, plume, plumule, point, pole, precipice, purpure, quarter,
   quartering, quill, radio wave, ray, reach, reinforcement,
   resonance, resonance frequency, rickrack, ridge, roof, rose, sable,
   saltire, saw, saw teeth, scallop, scapular, scutcheon, seal,
   seismic wave, serration, seventh heaven, shield, shock wave, sky,
   sound wave, spire, spread eagle, spur, subordinary, summit,
   surface wave, surmount, symbol, tenne, tidal wave, tincture, tip,
   tip-top, top, top off, top out, topknot, tor, torse,
   transverse wave, tressure, trough, tuft, unicorn, upmost,
   upper extremity, uppermost, utmost, vair, vert, vertex, very top,
   wave, wave equation, wave motion, wave number, wavelength, wreath,
   yale, zenith

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

crest, ca -- u.s. census designated place in california
   population 2000:    2716
   housing units 2000: 999
   land area 2000:     6.384432 sq. miles 16.535601 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    6.384432 sq. miles 16.535601 sq. km
   fips code:            17106
   located within:       california ca, fips 06
   location:             32.805918 n, 116.867405 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    crest, ca
    crest

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