crown
- noun
- /kraʊn/
- Like they even have my crown here ready for me to wear.
- wear a crown
- crown jewels
- floral crown
Revelations where the locusts come dressed in armor, wearing crowns of gold.
- Revelations where the locusts come dressed in armor, wearing crowns of gold.
Examples
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You may wear a crown upon your head, but that does not make you a king.
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First one to get the king or queen's crown at the dance, wins.
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I got to wear a crown and I loved it.
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Some wanted to put a crown on my head.
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Crown him!" the crowd demanded, and the Bishop picked up the crown, holding it aloft.
Fiction book (1991) -
Carla puts a "Happy New Year" crown on Lt. Dan's head.
Fiction book (1994) -
Give me my robe, put on my crown, I have immortal longings in me.
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The Field Museum has an extraordinary array of twenty-five beaded crowns in a great range of styles.
Academic text (1999) -
She was awarded a golden crown for her outstanding performance in the competition.
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In the fairy tale, the princess wore a sparkling crown adorned with jewels during the royal ceremony.
Synonyms
An item worn on the head for ceremonies like weddings
A decorative item worn on the head for special events
A headband with jewels worn as a sign of royalty
A small crown worn by nobles to show rank below a king or queen
A circular band of laurel leaves worn on the head to show victory or honor
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Compounds
- US
A title given to a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in the same year
- Jargon
In baseball, a player who leads the league in batting average, runs batted in, and home runs in one season
- NSFW
A ring of thorn branches put on Jesus' head to mock and hurt him before his death on the cross
- Archaic
A place ruled directly by the British king or queen, usually through a governor they choose
- Specialized
A fast forest fire that moves through the tops of trees, often moving ahead of the fire on the ground
- Specialized
A type of glass lens makers use that bends light little and keeps colours from separating
- Archaic
Old window glass you get by blowing hot glass into a round disk and spinning it flat
A tall plant with a ring of leaves at the top of its stem and bright bell-shaped orange flowers
- Specialized
A plant with large reddish-purple trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous seeds that grows in fields and roadsides
- Specialized
A lens made from a kind of clear glass that gives sharp images with little color blur
- Specialized
A plant with pink and white flowers that spreads to cover soil and prevent erosion
- Specialized
A fungal disease of alfalfa that causes white growths at the base of the stem
An annual plant with yellow flowers that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and Mexico
- Archaic
A hard cap placed over a broken or decayed tooth to make it look and work like a real tooth
- Specialized
Clear glass used in camera lenses that bends light less and keeps colours from separating
- Jargon
A baseball season when a player leads the league in batting average, home runs and runs batted in
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Etymology
Crown comes from the old word corona, which meant a 'garland' or 'wreath' worn on the head, and you can see the same root in coronet, a small crown. So a crown is a head ornament that shows authority, victory, or honor.