crown

crown¹ W3S3 [kraun] n

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1¦(hat for king/queen)¦

2¦(country's ruler)¦

3¦(tooth)¦

4¦(head)¦

5¦(hill)¦

6¦(sports)¦

7¦(money)¦

8¦(picture)¦

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[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: corone, from Latin corona 'circle of leaves put on someone's head, crown', from Greek korone]

1.) ¦(HAT FOR KING/QUEEN)¦

a) a circle made of gold and decorated with jewels, worn by kings and queens on their heads

b) a circle, sometimes made of things such as leaves or flowers, worn by someone who has won a special honour

2.) ¦(COUNTRY'S RULER)¦

the crown

a) the position of being king or queen

▪ The treaty of Troyes made Henry V heir to the crown of France.

b) the government of a country such as Britain that is officially led by a king or queen

▪ He has retired from the service of the Crown.

3.) ¦(TOOTH)¦

an artificial top for a damaged tooth

4.) ¦(HEAD)¦ [usually singular]

the top part of a hat or someone's head

crown of

▪ auburn hair piled high on the crown of her head

▪ a hat with a high crown

5.) ¦(HILL)¦ [usually singular]

the top of a hill or something shaped like a hill

crown of

▪ They drove to the crown of Zion hill and on into town.

▪ The masonry at the crown of the arch is paler than on either curve.

6.) ¦(SPORTS)¦ [usually singular]

the position you have if you have won an important sports competition

▪ Can she retain her Wimbledon crown?

▪ He went on to win the world crown in 2001.

7.) ¦(MONEY)¦

a) the standard unit of money in some European countries

▪ Swedish crowns

b) an old British coin. Four crowns made a pound.

8.) ¦(PICTURE)¦

a mark, sign, ↑badge etc in the shape of a crown, used especially to show rank or quality

crown ²

crown² v [T ]

[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: coroner, from Latin coronare, from corona; CROWN¹]

1.) to place a crown on the head of a new king or queen as part of an official ceremony in which they become king or queen

→↑coronation

▪ Louis was crowned at Reims in 814.

crown sb (as) king/queen etc

▪ In 1896 Nicholas was crowned as tsar.

2.) to make something perfect or complete, by adding an achievement etc

crown sb with sth

▪ a long career crowned with a peaceful retirement

3.) be crowned with sth

literary having something on top

▪ Almost every hill is crowned with a little walled village.

4.) to put a protective top on a damaged tooth

5.) informal to hit someone on the head