n. (Med.) The crowing noise made by children affected with spasm of the laryngeal muscles; false croup. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The time at which cocks first crow; the early morning; the first light of day.
Syn. -- dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A created or high-topped crown or head. “Like the copple-crown the lapwing has.” T. Randolph.

-- Cop"ple-crowned` a. [1913 Webster]

v. i. [ imp. Crew r Crowed p. p. Crowed (Crown Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Crowing. ] [ AS. crāwan; akin to D. kraijen, G. krähen, cf. Lith. groti to croak. √24. Cf. Crake. ] 1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance. “The cock had crown.” Bayron. [ 1913 Webster ]

The morning cock crew loud. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sweetest little maid,
That ever crowed for kisses. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. crāwe a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G. krähe; cf. Icel. krāka crow. So named from its cry, from AS. crāwan to crow. See Crow, v. i. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Zool.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is Corvus corone. The common American crow is Corvus Americanus. See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under Carrion. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar. [ 1913 Webster ]

Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight
Unto my cell. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Carrion crow. See under Carrion. --
Crow blackbird (Zool.), an American bird (Quiscalus quiscula); -- called also purple grackle. --
Crow pheasant (Zool.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal. --
Crow shrike (Zool.), any bird of the genera Gymnorhina, Craticus, or Strepera, mostly from Australia. --
Red-legged crow. See Crough. --
As the crow flies, in a direct line. --
To pick a crow,
To pluck a crow, to state and adjust a difference or grievance (with any one). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A heathlike plant of the genus Empetrum, and its fruit, a black, scarcely edible berry; -- also called crakeberry. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crowded; p. pr. & vb. n. Crowding. ] [ OE. crouden, cruden, AS. crūdan; cf. D. kruijen to push in a wheelbarrow. ] 1. To push, to press, to shove. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To press or drive together; to mass together. “Crowd us and crush us.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity. [ 1913 Webster ]

The balconies and verandas were crowded with spectators, anxious to behold their future sovereign. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To crowd out, to press out; specifically, to prevent the publication of; as, the press of other matter crowded out the article. --
To crowd sail (Naut.), to carry an extraordinary amount of sail, with a view to accelerate the speed of a vessel; to carry a press of sail. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To press together or collect in numbers; to swarm; to throng. [ 1913 Webster ]

The whole company crowded about the fire. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Images came crowding on his mind faster than he could put them into words. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To urge or press forward; to force one's self; as, a man crowds into a room. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. croda. See Crowd, v. t. ] 1. A number of things collected or closely pressed together; also, a number of things adjacent to each other. [ 1913 Webster ]

A crowd of islands. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A number of persons congregated or collected into a close body without order; a throng. [ 1913 Webster ]

The crowd of Vanity Fair. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crowds that stream from yawning doors. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar; the rabble; the mob. [ 1913 Webster ]

To fool the crowd with glorious lies. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

He went not with the crowd to see a shrine. Dryden.

Syn. -- Throng; multitude. See Throng. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ W. crwth; akin to Gael. cruit. Perh. named from its shape, and akin to Gr. kyrto`s curved, and E. curve. Cf. Rote. ] An ancient instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin, being the oldest known stringed instrument played with a bow. [ Written also croud, crowth, cruth, and crwth. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A lackey that . . . can warble upon a crowd a little. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To play on a crowd; to fiddle. [ Obs. ] “Fiddlers, crowd on.” Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. overfilled or compacted or concentrated; filled to excess; as, a crowded program. Opposite of uncrowded. [ Narrower terms: full, jammed, jam-packed, packed ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. filled with a crowd; as, a crowded marketplace. [ PJC ]

3. having an uncomfortable density of people; filled to excess with people; as, crowded trains; a crowded theater. [ PJC ]

n. One who plays on a crowd; a fiddler. [ Obs. ] “Some blind crowder.” Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who crowds or pushes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water; food of the porridge kind. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A kind of campion; according to Gerarde, the Lychnis Flos-cuculi. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Bot.) The genus Ranunculus, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) A caltrop. [ Written also crow's-foot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Well Boring) A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as bragging.
Syn. -- boastful, braggart(prenominal), bragging(prenominal), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, self-aggrandizing, vainglorious. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A person employed to scare off crows; hence, a scarecrow. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Scaring the ladies like a crowkeeper. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. of Crow. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. korw`nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf. Cornice, Corona, Coroner, Coronet. ] 1. A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward. “An olive branch and laurel crown.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 1 Cor. ix. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Rev. ii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Nobles wear coronets; the triple crown of the pope is usually called a tiara. The crown of England is a circle of gold with crosses, fleurs-de-lis, and imperial arches, inclosing a crimson velvet cap, and ornamented with thousands of diamonds and precious stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article. [ 1913 Webster ]

Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the crown. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and military servants of the crown. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is a power behind the crown greater than the crown itself. Junius. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish. [ 1913 Webster ]

The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. Prov. xvi. 31. [ 1913 Webster ]

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. Prov. xvi. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. The topmost part of anything; the summit. [ 1913 Webster ]

The steepy crown of the bare mountains. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

From toe to crown he'll fill our skin with pinches. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Twenty things which I set down:
This done, I twenty more-had in my crown. Bunyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. The part of a hat above the brim. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. (Anat.) The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. (Arch.) The vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. (Bot.) Same as Corona. [ 1913 Webster ]

13. (Naut.) (a) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank. (b) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line. (c) pl. The bights formed by the several turns of a cable. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

14. The upper range of facets in a rose diamond. [ 1913 Webster ]

15. The dome of a furnace. [ 1913 Webster ]

16. (Geom.) The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters. [ 1913 Webster ]

17. (Eccl.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure. [ 1913 Webster ]

18. A size of writing paper. See under Paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

19. A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence, a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1.20; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc., worth nearly twenty-seven cents. [ 1913 Webster ]

20. An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crown of aberration (Astron.), a spurious circle around the true circle of the sun. --
Crown antler (Zool.), the topmost branch or tine of an antler; also, an antler having a cuplike top, with tines springing from the rim. --
Crown bar, one of the bars which support the crown sheet of steam-boiler furnace. --
Crown glass. See under Glass. --
Crown imperial. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary. --
Crown jewels, the jewels appertaining to the sovereign while wearing the crown. [ Eng. ] “She pawned and set to sale the crown jewels.” Milton. --
Crown land, land belonging to the crown, that is, to the sovereign. --
Crown law, the law which governs criminal prosecutions. [ Eng. ] --
Crown lawyer, one employed by the crown, as in criminal cases. [ Eng. ] --
Crown octavo. See under Paper. --
Crown office. See in the Vocabulary. --
Crown paper. See under Paper. --
Crown piece. See in the Vocabulary. --
Crown Prince, the heir apparent to a crown or throne. --
Crown saw. See in the Vocabulary. --
Crown scab (Far.), a cancerous sore formed round the corners of a horse's hoof. --
Crown sheet, the flat plate which forms the top of the furnace or fire box of an internally fired steam boiler. --
Crown shell. (Zool.) See Acorn-shell. --
Crown side. See Crown office. --
Crown tax (Eccl. Hist.), a golden crown, or its value, which was required annually from the Jews by the king of Syria, in the time of the Maccabees. 1 Macc. x. 20. --
Crown wheel. See in the Vocabulary. --
Crown work. See in the Vocabulary. --
Pleas of the crown (Engl. law), criminal actions. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crowned p. pr. & vb. n. Crowning. ] [ OE. coronen, corunen, crunien, crounien, OF. coroner, F. couronner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona a crown. See Crown, n. ] 1. To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her who fairest does appear,
Crown her queen of all the year. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crown him, and say, “Long live our emperor.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou . . . hast crowned him with glory and honor. Ps. viii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amidst the grove that crowns yon tufted hill. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

One day shall crown the alliance. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To crown the whole, came a proposition. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mech.) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mil.) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach. [ 1913 Webster ]

To crown a knot (Naut.), to lay the ends of the strands over and under each other. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads.
Syn. -- crown beard. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief magistrate (called Governor) appointed by the Crown, with executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the people. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

p. p. & a. 1. Having or wearing a crown; surmounted, invested, or adorned, with a crown, wreath, garland, etc.; honored; rewarded; completed; consummated; perfected. “Crowned with one crest.” Shak. “Crowned with conquest.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

With surpassing glory crowned. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Great; excessive; supreme. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, crowns. Beau. & FL. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Cf. Coroner. ] A coroner. [ Prov. Eng. or Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Crown, Coronet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A coronet. [ R. ] P. Whitehead. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The ultimate end and result of an undertaking; a chief end. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

O this false soul of Egypt! this grave charm . . . .
Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell-shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. kronland. ] In Austria-Hungary, one of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy; as, the crownland of Lower Austria. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Without a crown. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A coronet. [ Poetic ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Eng. Law) The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a European annual (Agrostemma githago) having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America.
Syn. -- corn cockle, corncockle, corn-cockle, corn campion, Agrostemma githago. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (a) A piece or part which passes over the head, as in a bridle. (b) A coin [ In sense (b) properly crown piece. ] See Crown, 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as King-post. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From its supposed resemblance to a crown. ] (Mech.) A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The trephine was the first of the class of crownsaws. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Crown office. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Named from its resemblance to a crown. ] (Mach.) A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; -- called also a contrate wheel or face wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Fort.) A work consisting of two or more bastioned fronts, with their outworks, covering an enceinte, a bridgehead, etc., and connected by wings with the main work or the river bank. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A quill of the crow, or a very fine pen made from such a quill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl.; sing. Crow. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; -- also called Upsarokas. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Crow's-feet [ 1913 Webster ]

1. pl. The wrinkles that appear, as the effect of age or dissipation, under and around the outer corners of the eyes. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mil.) A caltrop. [ Written also crowfoot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Arch.) Same as Bird's-mouth. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A filamentous fresh-water alga (Conferva rivularis of Linnaeus, Rhizoclonium rivulare of Kutzing). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) A box or platform near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) See Corriestep. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) The top stone of the gable end of a house. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An ancient musical instrument. See 4th Crowd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) 1. The Lotus corniculatus. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An unidentified plant, probably the crowfoot. “The tufted crowtoe.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Marked with crow's-feet, or wrinkles, about the eyes. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Do I look as if I were crow-trodden? Beau. & FL. [ 1913 Webster ]