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crested

kre stuhd

  • v  lie at the top of
  • v  reach a high point
    The river crested last night
  • s  bearing an heraldic device
  • s  (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination
    golden crested
    crested iris
    crested oriole
  • s  (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume

  • In Sofia, Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria, than whom no crowned head is more anti-Bolshevik, wrapped up three large packages of his gold-crested cigarets with his own hands and .
  • In a little valley they found it, an exquisite cluster of white Manchu buildings, gold-crested pinnacles, infested by bearded monks.
  • The World's Ugliest Dog competition, now in its 21st year, is held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair and attracts contestants like Elwood, a Chinese crested and chihuahua mix, above.
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  • Steve Jobs in Telegraph.co.uk
    The reason I call it a hobby is a lot of people have tried and failed to make it [internet-enabled TV services] a business,he said. "It's a business that's hundreds of thousands of units per year but it hasn't crested to be millions of...
  • Shawn Graham in Canada.com
    In northern New Brunswick we moved to a recovery mode and teams are visiting affected homes and helping with the recovery, but in southern New Brunswick the water still has not crested,Premier Shawn Graham said Sunday. "It is important to...
  • Cameron Donald in BBC News
    I can't believe it - the Superbike race was amazing but this was really special,said Donald. "All the top riders were in the race and the bike worked so well. On lap two I got my head down and it really felt good. Once I crested the...

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