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Meaning of crest

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  crest
      n 1: the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
      2: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or
         hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they
         clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few
         molecules wide at the summit" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest},
         {top}, {tip}, {summit}]
      3: the center of a cambered road [syn: {crown}, {crest}]
      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},
           {crest}]
      2: reach a high point; "The river crested last night"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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