Crest (n.) A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head |
Crest (n.) The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a helmet |
Crest (n.) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4. |
Crest (n.) The upper curve of a horse's neck. |
Crest (n.) The ridge or top of a wave. |
Crest (n.) The summit of a hill or mountain ridge. |
Crest (n.) The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit |
Crest (n.) The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc. |
Crest (n.) The top line of a slope or embankment. |
Crest (v. t.) To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest |
Crest (v. t.) To mark with lines or streaks, like, or regarded as like, waving plumes. |
Crest (v. i.) To form a crest. |
Nape-crest (n.) An African bird of the genus Schizorhis, related to the plantain eaters. |
Shin (n.) The front part of the leg below the knee |
Shin (n.) A fish plate for rails. |
Shin (v. i.) To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like |
Shin (v. i.) To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank. |
Shin (v. t.) To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up. |
Tibial (a.) Of or pertaining to a tibia. |
Tibial (a.) Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute. |
Tibial (n.) A tibial bone |