Synonym: crest, decorate, glorify, head, honor, peak, reward, ridge, summit, tiara, top. Antonym: discrown. Similar words: crowd, crowded, scarecrow, overcrowded, crop, row, crops, cross. Meaning: [kraʊn] n. 1. the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy 2. the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel 3. a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory 4. an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty 5. the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head 6. an English coin worth 5 shillings 7. the upper branches and leaves of a tree 8. the top point of a mountain or hill 9. the award given to the champion 10. the top of the head 11. the center of a cambered road. v. 1. invest with regal power; enthrone 2. be the culminating event 3. form the topmost part of 4. put an enamel cover on.
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(181) He accused me of histrionics and dubbed me Sarah Bernhardt, after the crown princess of stage and silent movie melodrama.
(182) More controversially, the Crown for certain unpaid taxes and other levies is also accorded the status of preferential creditor.
(183) The Crown Prosecution Service is seeking to seize up to £40m that he fleeced from 16,000 people.
(184) But the fundamental explanation for the absence of political confrontation between Crown and nobility remained the community of interest between them.
(185) Unheralded Davie Allan has worn the unofficial crown as master of the fuzz guitar for nearly as long.
(186) Act 1974 is liable to unlimited fines and/or up to two years imprisonment after conviction by a Crown Court.
(187) But some forest landowners were able from time to time to obtain from the Crown a grant of partial exemption from this supervision.
(188) Belly dark chestnut in summer, giving impression at any distance of a pale bird with dark crown and belly.
(189) Like I told you, we're determined to crown our collection with that seladang bull.
(190) As a dowry to this marriage of heaven and hell, Lilith brings a magic mirror, a crown and a pearl.
(191) A doctor had diagnosed that Pearson, who admitted manslaughter at Leeds Crown Court, was a dangerous psychopath.
(192) During the colonial period, those powers were possessed exclusively by and were entirely under the control of the Crown.
(193) This is also true to some extent for the Crown Court cases.
(194) For the Crown Prince was far from having shot his second bolt.
(195) Hyde's defence counsel has told Northampton Crown court that provocation would be an issue in the trial.
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(196) Yet as Dunkers they could not in conscience support the use of force or pay disrespect to the Crown.
(197) The mayor does not automatically become Lord Mayor for that is the subject of a further grant from the Crown.
(198) Dense foggy mornings, frosty nights, a lucent crown of brilliant red and golden leaves on the distant ridge.
(199) They also enjoyed a distinct autonomy from the Lords, the King, and the Ministers of the Crown.
(200) Mulroney's request was, however, granted by the crown and he promptly named the additional senators.
(201) The 1340-1 crisis, therefore, underlines the connections rather than the divisions between clergy and laity, church and crown.
(202) But they walked free from Bristol Crown Court after the judge ruled that there was no case to answer.
(203) Zenobia wore a crown of thinly sliced shaped ivory leaves.
(204) At times the Crown Prince swapped the staid dance music for rather, more lively rock and roll.
(205) It is specifically about actions by the Crown under a statute providing a prescribed means of law enforcement.
(206) They included the chief constable, chief probation officer, and the chief crown prosecutor.
(207) But I don't believe it will be any easier to win the crown.
(208) But the crown prince is 71 himself, and, having only half-brothers within the royal family, may have difficulty ruling.
(209) With careful management and unadventurous policies the Crown could, however, keep afloat.
(210) I was terrified Voice over Nottingham Crown court heard medical evidence showed Fisher took no sadistic pleasure in violent attacks on women.