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Crest :: Crest (n.) A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc..

Crest :: Crest (n.) The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.

Crestfallen :: Crestfallen (a.) With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed..

Newt :: Newt (n.) Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt (Triton cristatus) and the smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most abundant species..

Strophulus :: Strophiole (n.) A crestlike excrescence about the hilum of certain seeds; a caruncle.

Increst :: Increst (v. t.) To adorn with a crest.

Crest :: Crest (n.) The ridge or top of a wave.

Timber :: Timber (n.) The crest on a coat of arms.

Coronated :: Coronated (a.) Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.

Pannikel :: Pannikel (n.) The brainpan, or skull; hence, the crest..

Goldcrest :: Goldcrest (n.) The European golden-crested kinglet (Regulus cristatus, or R. regulus); -- called also golden-crested wren, and golden wren. The name is also sometimes applied to the American golden-crested kinglet. See Kinglet..

Wreath :: Wreath (n.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms..

Comb :: Comb (n.) To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves..

Ivory-bill :: Ivory-bill (n.) A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States..

Cresting :: Cresting (n.) An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.

Tidley :: Tidley (n.) The goldcrest.

Firecrest :: Firecrest (n.) A small European kinglet (Regulus ignicapillus), having a bright red crest; -- called also fire-crested wren..

Cockatoo :: Cockatoo (n.) A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinae, having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are several genera and many species; as the broad-crested (Plictolophus, / Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus..

Moonie :: Moonie (n.) The European goldcrest.

Chaja :: Chaja (n.) The crested screamer of Brazil (Palamedea, / Chauna, chavaria), so called in imitation of its notes; -- called also chauna, and faithful kamichi. It is often domesticated and is useful in guarding other poultry. See Kamichi..

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