Queen's headpiece

•of Crow•p. p. of Crow.•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.•A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.•The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article.•Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.•Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.•Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.•The topmost part of anything; the summit.•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.•The part of a hat above the brim.•The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.•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.•Same as Corona.•That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.•The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.•The bights formed by the several turns of a cable.•The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.•The dome of a furnace.•The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.•A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.•A size of writing paper. See under Paper.•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.•An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown.•To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.•To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.•To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.•To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.•To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.

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