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.
14. The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
15. The dome of a furnace.
16. (Geom.) The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
17. (Eccl.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
18. A size of writing paper. See under Paper.
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.
20. An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown.
Crown of aberration (Astron.), a spurious circle around the true circle of the sun. — Crown antler
(Zoöl.), 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. (Zoöl.) 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.
Crown
(Crown) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crowned (kround); 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.
Her who fairest does appear,
Crown her queen of all the year.
Dryden.
Crown him, and say, "Long live our emperor."
Shak.
2. To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
Thou . . . hast crowned him with glory and honor.
Ps. viii. 5.
