Inherited from Middle English coroune, from Anglo-Norman corone, from Latin corōna (“crown, wreath”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of corona, korona, koruna, krona, króna, and krone. Displaced Old English corenbēag (“crown”) and Middle English kinehelm, kynehelm, from Old English cynehelm (“crown”, literally “kinhelm” or “king's helm”).
The paper sizes (etymology 1, noun sense 18) are so called because the papers were originally watermarked with a crown.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown.
crown prince
(not-comparable) Of, related to, pertaining to the top of a tree or trees.
a crown fire
Translations (21)
fi latva- (of, related to, or pertaining to the top of trees) · ru крон-при́нц (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · fr de la couronne (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · sl kronski (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · fi kruunun- (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · nl kroons- (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · vo kronik (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · vo klonik (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · mk крунски (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · is krón- (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · sv kron- (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · bg коронен (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · nl kroon- (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · hu korona- (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · de kronen- (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · vo klona- (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · ru коро́нный (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · sk korunný (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · vo krona- (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · ru насле́дный (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) · pt da coroa (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown)
crown en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
/kɹaːn/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
/kɹæʊ̯n/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand
Inherited from Middle English coroune, from Anglo-Norman corone, from Latin corōna (“crown, wreath”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of corona, korona, koruna, krona, króna, and krone. Displaced Old English corenbēag (“crown”) and Middle English kinehelm, kynehelm, from Old English cynehelm (“crown”, literally “kinhelm” or “king's helm”).
The paper sizes (etymology 1, noun sense 18) are so called because the papers were originally watermarked with a crown.
Meanings
A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
Before so many of Europe's crowns came tumbling off the heads of their royal owners, Continental Europe could show a rich variety in the matter of royal trains. 1945 September and October, C. Hamilton Ellis, “Royal Trains—V”, in Railway Magazine, page 250:
A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.
(broadly) Any reward of victory or mark of honor.
the martyr’s crown
Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.
(metonymically) The sovereign (in a monarchy), as head of state.
A parliament may be diſſolved by the demiſe of the crown. 1765, William Blackstone, “Of the Parliament”, in Commentaries on the Laws of England, book I (Of the Rights of Persons), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 181:
(broadly, especially, in law) The state, the government (headed by a monarch).
Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and military servants of the crown; and only forty thousand pounds remained in the Exchequer. 1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter X, in The History of England from the Accession of James II, volume I, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC, page 597:
Treasure recovered from shipwrecks automatically becomes property of the Crown.
(dated, slang) The police (referring to Crown Victoria police cars).
The top part of something: ▸ The topmost part of the head.
[...]if he awake, / From toe to crowne hee'l fill our skin with pinches, / Make vs ſtrange ſtuffe. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 16, column 1:
In more than twenty things, which I ſet down; / This done, I twenty more had in my Crown, / And they again began to multiply, / Like ſparks that from the coals of fire do fly. 1678, John Bunyan, “The Author’s Apology for His Book”, in The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], →OCLC:
Jack and Gill
Went up the hill,
To fetch a bottle of water;
Jack fell down,
And broke his crown,
And Gill came tumbling a'ter. 1795, Gammer Gurton's Garland, or, The Nursery Parnassus, Stockton: R. Christopher, page 51:
The top part of something: ▸ The topmost part of the head. ▸ During childbirth, the appearance of the baby's head from the mother's vagina.
The top part of something: ▸ The topmost part of the head. ▸ A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
The top part of something: ▸ The highest part of a hill.
Huge Trunks of Trees, fell'd from the ſteepy Crown / Of the bare Mountains, rowl with Ruin down. 1697, Virgil, “The Sixth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 370, lines 267–268:
We walk’d together on the crown/Of a high mountain which look’d down/Afar from its proud natural towers/Of rock and forest, on the hills—/The dwindled hills! begirt with bowers/And shouting with a thousand rills. 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
So we continue climbing to the saddle of the Kleine Scheidegg, where ahead there comes into view the wide expanse of the Grindelwald valley, backed by the snowy crown of the Wetterhorn. 1960 December, Voyageur, “The Mountain Railways of the Bernese Oberland”, in Trains Illustrated, page 752:
The top part of something: ▸ The top section of a hat, above the brim.
The top part of something: ▸ The raised centre of a road.
Watt was beginning to tire of running his eyes up and down this highway, when a figure, human apparently, advancing along its crown, arrested, and revived, his attention. 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:
The top part of something: ▸ The highest part of an arch.
The arch failed first at the crown, then at the quarterings, and finally at the springings. 1941 February, “Bridge demolition by lifting”, in Railway Magazine, page 74:
The top part of something: ▸ The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
The top part of something: ▸ The dome of a furnace.
The top part of something: ▸ The upper part of certain fruits, as the pineapple or strawberry, that is removed before eating.
The top part of something: ▸ The top of a tree.
Holonym: canopy
A kind of spire or lantern formed by converging flying buttresses.
Splendor; culmination; acme.
[…] happie in our mutual help/ And mutual love, the Crown of all our bliſs/ Ordain'd by thee, […] 1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 727–729:
Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the korona, koruna, krona, króna, krone.
(historical) A former predecimalization British coin worth five shillings.
Half-a-crown is known as an alderman, half a bull, half a tusheroon, and a madza caroon; whilst a crown piece, or five shillings, may be called either a bull, or a caroon, or a cartwheel, or a coachwheel, or a thick-un, or a tusheroon. 1859, J.C. Hotten, A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words:
(broadly, historical) A coin or note worth five shillings in various countries that are or were in the British Commonwealth, such as Ireland or Jamaica.
Maggie Murphy had some knickers that she bought in Bagenalstown, an interlock of knickers that she got for a half a crown. 2009, “Maggie Murphy's Knickers” (track 8), in Stay Wut Her Johnny, performed by Richie Kavanagh:
There is no difficulty getting married in Jamaica, is there? No, it only costs half a crown. 1866, Jamaica. Report of the Royal Jamaica Commission, 1866. Part II: Minutes of Evidence and Appendix, H.M.Stationery Office, page 558:
The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.
The part of a tooth above the gums.
A prosthetic covering for a tooth.
A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling.
The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet.
The honest, rough piece of iron, so simple in appearance, has more parts than the human body has limbs: the ring, the stock, the crown, the flukes, the palms, the shank. All this, according to the journalist, is “cast” when a ship arriving at an anchorage is brought up. 1904–1906, Joseph Conrad, chapter IV, in The Mirror of the Sea, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, published October 1906, →OCLC:
The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
(UK) A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 × 15 inches.
(US) A standard size of writing paper measuring 19 × 15 inches.
A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.
A rounding or smoothing of the barrel opening.
The area enclosed between two concentric perimeters.
A whole bird with the legs and wings removed to produce a joint of white meat.
When these TV chefs show you that they can cook a turkey crown in less than two hours; they aren't magicians or have secret turkey suppliers. The twenty minute per pound rule is based on our grandparents' ovens. 2012, Paul Treyvaud, The Hooker in the Lobby:
(colloquial, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) A formal hat worn by women to Sunday church services; a church crown.
"His [Barack Obama's] unofficial slogan 'fired up and ready to go!' was borrowed from an 'old lady in a church crown [Sunday best hat]." 2013, Adam Boulton, Tony's Ten Years: Memories of the Blair Administration:
The knurled knob or dial, on the outside of a watch case, used to wind it or adjust the hands.
be каро́нка (anatomy: part of tooth) · mt kuruna (royal headdress) · bg коро́на (representation of such a headdress) · fr couronne (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · mk круна (any currency issued by the crown) · zu isihloko (highest part of a hill) · mk навлака (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · fi päälaki (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · pt coroa (representation of such a headdress) · nrf couronne (imperial or regal power) · os тахъа (royal headdress) · cy coron (royal headdress) · ru коро́на (imperial or regal power) · sl krona (representation of such a headdress) · sw taji (highest part of an arch) · gd crùn (top of a hat) · sw taji (highest part of a hill) · et lagipea (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · hu kitüntetés (reward) · es coronilla (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · ko 정수리 (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · ar تاج (royal headdress) · be вяне́ц (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · ru тренд (part of an anchor) · cs věnec (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · eo krono (representation of such a headdress) · xcl բուն (part of a plant where the root and stem meet) · tl putong (royal headdress) · mi pane niho (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · fr couronne (horology: kurled winding knob or dial of a watch) · lv kronis (representation of such a headdress) · pt coroa (anatomy: part of tooth) · tk täç (royal headdress) · ba таж (royal headdress) · it cima (highest part of a hill) · rm curuna (royal headdress) · vo klon (royal headdress) · gd mullach (highest part of an arch) · mk кру́на (representation of such a headdress) · gez አክሊል (royal headdress) · ang hēafodbēag (royal headdress) · ru коро́на (representation of such a headdress) · cy coron (representation of such a headdress) · eo krono (royal headdress) · nb isse (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · ko 크라운 (royal headdress) · nrf couronne (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · gl coroa (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · sk koruna (representation of such a headdress) · nv atsiitʼáá (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · fi arvokruunu (representation of such a headdress) · kk тәж (royal headdress) · mr मुकुट (royal headdress) · nl kroon (anatomy: part of tooth) · pt coroa (former British coin worth five shillings) · gl croca (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · vo klonab (any currency issued by the crown) · hu korona (representation of such a headdress) · ang bēag (royal headdress) · fr couronne (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · vi mũ miện (royal headdress) · sv krona (representation of such a headdress) · pt guirlanda (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · lez таж (royal headdress) · ka გვირგვინი (royal headdress) · ps تاج (royal headdress) · id mahkota (royal headdress) · fi palkinto (reward) · fi tyvi (part of a plant where the root and stem meet) · it corona (anatomy: part of tooth) · it centro (centre of a road) · zh 樹冠 /树冠 (upper part of a tree) · sv krona (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · rm carugna (royal headdress) · it capsula (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · zh 頂峰 /顶峰 (highest part of a hill) · fr couronne (representation of such a headdress) · hi चोटी (highest part of a hill) · am ዘውድ (royal headdress) · ru маку́шка (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · shn သရၽူႇ (royal headdress) · fi kruunu (any currency issued by the crown) · fi kruunu (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · clt byilakhuv (royal headdress) · pt coroa (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · he קודקוד (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · hu korona (state) · pt cume (highest part of a hill) · izh päälaki (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · et kroon (anatomy: part of tooth) · cs témě (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · orv тѣмѧ (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · sw taji (reward) · mi tipuaki (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · lt vainikėlis (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · vi thóp (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · ru коро́нка (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · yi עטרה (royal headdress) · tr taç (royal headdress) · hu korona (sovereign) · ang helm (part of a plant where the root and stem meet) · hu korona (any currency issued by the crown) · ru ма́ковка (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · enm coroune (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · ky таажы (royal headdress) · eu koroa (royal headdress) · lo ມຸງກຸດ (royal headdress) · el κορφή (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · sh kruna (representation of such a headdress) · ta மகுடம் (royal headdress) · it serto (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · ro coroană (royal headdress) · cy pumswllt (former British coin worth five shillings) · vo klon (any currency issued by the crown) · bg вене́ц (reward) · hy թագ (royal headdress) · de Scheitel (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · is krúna (imperial or regal power) · ro creștet (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · pt coroa (imperial or regal power) · vi đỉnh (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · ang helm (upper part of a tree) · fy kroan (royal headdress) · rm crùna (royal headdress) · bg кра́лска власт (imperial or regal power) · hi कपाल (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · ru пя́тка (part of an anchor) · hu felső rész (top of a hat) · et tipp (splendor, culmination, acme) · mdh markota (royal headdress) · mk кру́на (splendor, culmination, acme) · sk korunka (anatomy: part of tooth) · tt таҗ (royal headdress) · pdt Kroon (royal headdress) · sw taji (royal headdress) · sah сабарай (upper part of a tree) · zh 榮冠 /荣冠 (reward) · cs temeno (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · ar إِكْلِيل (royal headdress) · ga coróin (royal headdress) · el κορώνα (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · et nael (splendor, culmination, acme) · sw taji (former British coin worth five shillings) · cs koruna (imperial or regal power) · es corona (royal headdress) · ta முடி (royal headdress) · ru коро́на (royal headdress) · gd crùn (any currency issued by the crown) · kmr tac (royal headdress) · uz toj (royal headdress) · fr clef (highest part of an arch) · el κορυφή (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · sc corona (royal headdress) · nl hoofdband (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · mdh batabul (royal headdress) · sk korunka (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · th มกุฎ (royal headdress) · zh 鑲假齒冠 /镶假齿冠 (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · ca coroneta (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · zu ukhakhayi class 11/10 (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · la corōna (royal headdress) · fi kruunu (splendor, culmination, acme) · ru короле́вская власть (imperial or regal power) · apw nantʼaʼ chʼah (royal headdress) · mi kāmata (upper part of a tree) · ru кро́на (any currency issued by the crown) · nl kruin (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · sl venec (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · nl top (highest part of an arch) · fa تارَک (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · be каро́на (royal headdress) · cy corun (highest part of a hill) · gu તાજ (royal headdress) · rup cãrunã (royal headdress) · da isse (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · it corona (representation of such a headdress) · cy coron (former British coin worth five shillings) · grc στέφανος (royal headdress) · fi rengas (geometry: area enclosed between two concentric perimeters) · cy corun (anatomy: part of tooth) · lt karūna (royal headdress) · mk кра́ун (former British coin worth five shillings) · hu tetőpont (splendor, culmination, acme) · nl kroon (royal headdress) · ang molda (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · myv каштаз (royal headdress) · zh 頭頂 /头顶 (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · fi kruunu (state) · gd crùn (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · hu csúcs (splendor, culmination, acme) · it cocuzzolo (highest part of a hill) · fr sommet (highest part of a hill) · egy N29-G1-D58-X1:F16 (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · te కిరీటము (royal headdress) · bg вене́ц (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · ru кро́на (part of a plant where the root and stem meet) · vo klonab (former British coin worth five shillings) · sk koruna (upper part of a tree) · et kroon (representation of such a headdress) · fr lauriers (reward) · ja 頭頂 (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · et kroon (any currency issued by the crown) · lt vainikas (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · sv krona (anatomy: part of tooth) · sk temeno (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · enm coroune (royal headdress) · it calotta (top of a hat) · nl midden (centre of a road) · hi शीर्ष (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · hu uralkodó (sovereign) · ru вене́ц (reward) · fi huippu (splendor, culmination, acme) · el στέμμα (representation of such a headdress) · frr krööne (royal headdress) · chr ᎠᎵᏍᏚᎶ (royal headdress) · ro coroană (representation of such a headdress) · ota تپه (highest part of a hill) · sv krona (royal headdress) · pt moleira (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · yue 王冠 (royal headdress) · fr couronne (imperial or regal power) · it ghirlanda (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · zh 齒冠 /齿冠 (anatomy: part of tooth) · fi seppele (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · ast corona (imperial or regal power) · sh krȕna (royal headdress) · ca fronter (highest part of an arch) · hu koszorú (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · br kurunenn (royal headdress) · gv crooin (royal headdress) · de Krone (royal headdress) · it colmo (centre of a road) · scn curuna (royal headdress) · pt coroa (any currency issued by the crown) · it cocuzzolo (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · sh tjȅme (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · vi miện (royal headdress) · ro cunună (royal headdress) · nv awooʼ bikʼą́ą́h (anatomy: part of tooth) · ru ту́лья (top of a hat) · et kroon (royal headdress) · myv сырнепря (royal headdress) · sh тје̏ме (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · pt coroa (royal headdress) · tg тоҷ (royal headdress) · bg коро́нка (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · fr cime (upper part of a tree) · mk круна (royal headdress) · fr fond (top of a hat) · fi kruunu (reward) · gld чимчикэн (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · mi karauna (royal headdress) · gd mullach (highest part of a hill) · az çətir (upper part of a tree) · bn তাজ (royal headdress) · it vetta (highest part of a hill) · nl kroon (representation of such a headdress) · ru кро́на (former British coin worth five shillings) · sw kirauni (royal headdress) · it corona (former British coin worth five shillings) · es pico (highest part of a hill) · uk коро́нка (anatomy: part of tooth) · fi kruunu (imperial or regal power) · pl korona (anatomy: part of tooth) · uk віне́ць (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · be кро́на (upper part of a tree) · vo kapün (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · bg коро́на (royal headdress) · hu megkoronázás (splendor, culmination, acme) · hu tető (upper part of a tree) · oc corona (royal headdress) · be вяно́к (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · hi सिर (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · be ма́каўка (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · es cocorota (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · gd crùn (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · is krúna (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · it corona (part of a plant where the root and stem meet) · ang hēafodbēag (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · zu umqhele (royal headdress) · tl korona (royal headdress) · fi kruunu (anatomy: part of tooth) · th มงกุฎ (royal headdress) · enm coroune (representation of such a headdress) · txb tarne (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · fi kruunu (representation of such a headdress) · hu kupola (top of a hat) · uk коро́нка (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · pl wieniec (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · nl kroon (imperial or regal power) · es copa (upper part of a tree) · ml ശിരോഭാഗം (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · tt караңгылык (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · ar تاج (royal headdress) · ru вено́к (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · ga coróin (former British coin worth five shillings) · ota قمه (upper part of a tree) · co curona (royal headdress) · ga mullach (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · cy copa (highest part of a hill) · he קָדְקֹד (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · cs koruna (representation of such a headdress) · et hambakroon (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · zh 冠 (royal headdress) · nrf couorône (royal headdress) · uga 𐎖𐎄𐎖𐎄 (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · nl bol (top of a hat) · sl teme (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · ro sinciput (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · bg кро́на (former British coin worth five shillings) · ur مُکُٹ (royal headdress) · ru верши́на (highest part of a hill) · bn মুকুট (royal headdress) · nl kroon (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · stq Kroune (royal headdress) · got 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍃 (royal headdress) · hu fejtető (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · ce таж (royal headdress) · sl krona (imperial or regal power) · pl wianuszek (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · my သရဖူ (royal headdress) · is kóróna (royal headdress) · sh кру̏на (royal headdress) · ceb purongpurong (royal headdress) · pl szczyt (highest part of a hill) · mk коронка (anatomy: part of tooth) · ceb korona (royal headdress) · it coronamento (splendor, culmination, acme) · grc διάδημα (royal headdress) · it chiave di volta (highest part of an arch) · ml കിരീടം (royal headdress) · nl krans (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · sq kunorë (royal headdress) · sv krona (upper part of a tree) · it calotta cranica (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · pl korona (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · ja かぶり (royal headdress) · zh 王權 /王权 (imperial or regal power) · lo ພະມາລາ (royal headdress) · es corona (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · da krone (royal headdress) · yi כּתר (royal headdress) · et pealagi (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · es corona (representation of such a headdress) · fr sommet (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · ota تپه (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · zu isihloko (anatomy: part of tooth) · dsb krona (royal headdress) · he כֶּתֶר (royal headdress) · cy corun (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · zh 王冠 (royal headdress) · alt таајы (royal headdress) · bg коро́на (part of a plant where the root and stem meet) · nb krone (representation of such a headdress) · yi קרוין (royal headdress) · wa houpî (upper part of a tree) · ba таж (representation of such a headdress) · fr couronne (royal headdress) · ltg krūņs (royal headdress) · agj ዘውድ (royal headdress) · io krono (anatomy: part of tooth) · pl korona (representation of such a headdress) · ca corona (royal headdress) · ar يَافُوخ (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · cop ⲕⲗⲟⲙ (royal headdress) · mk кру́на (imperial or regal power) · pt topo (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · fa تاج (royal headdress) · fi kupu (dome of a furnace) · et hambakroon (anatomy: part of tooth) · vi vương miện (royal headdress) · hu feje búbja (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · hu koszorú (reward) · bal تاج (royal headdress) · et kroon (imperial or regal power) · sk veniec (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · sk koruna (royal headdress) · mi kōuru (upper part of a tree) · fi kruunu (royal headdress) · ang bēag (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · sw kirauni (representation of such a headdress) · sw taji (anatomy: part of tooth) · gd crùn (former British coin worth five shillings) · de Krone (imperial or regal power) · km មកុដ (royal headdress) · rup curunã (royal headdress) · pt copa (top of a hat) · ta கிரீடம் (royal headdress) · fr milieu (centre of a road) · sh круна (representation of such a headdress) · pl korona (royal headdress) · ast corona (royal headdress) · egy xa:a-W-S7 (royal headdress) · gl curuto (highest part of a hill) · kok मुकुट (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · gl coroa (imperial or regal power) · unm apahtukwèpi (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · ru вене́ц (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · sl krọ̑na (royal headdress) · ast corona (any currency issued by the crown) · enm coroune (sovereign) · alt корона (royal headdress) · cs korunka (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · mk те́ме (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · sw taji (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · zu umqhele (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · pt copa (upper part of a tree) · nv atsiitʼáád (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · sw taji (any currency issued by the crown) · uk коро́на (royal headdress) · mn титэм (royal headdress) · fi pleissi (nautical: knot formed in the end of a rope) · pl korona (part of a plant where the root and stem meet) · ko 왕관 (royal headdress) · bg те́ме (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · sw taji (splendor, culmination, acme) · sw taji (imperial or regal power) · ga baithis (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · sc curona (royal headdress) · pl wianek (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · fi latvus (upper part of a tree) · pa ਤਾਜ (royal headdress) · nb krone (royal headdress) · ru вене́ц (royal headdress) · sl krona (anatomy: part of tooth) · fi kunnianosoitus (reward) · pt grinalda (wreath or band for the head — see also garland) · da krone (representation of such a headdress) · sq kurorë (royal headdress) · ti ዘውዲ (royal headdress) · fi perä (part of an anchor) · rm cruna (royal headdress) · ja クラウン (royal headdress) · es corona (anatomy: part of tooth) · fr faîte (highest part of a hill) · mi karauna (former British coin worth five shillings) · ja 王冠 (royal headdress) · nl kroon (any currency issued by the crown) · ca capçada (upper part of a tree) · sh tȅme (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · it corona (royal headdress) · mi tumuaki (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · fa اَفْسَر (royal headdress) · hi शिखर (highest part of a hill) · tg торак (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · uk ті́м'я (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · hi मुकुट (royal headdress) · ar تَاج (royal headdress) · hi मुकुट (representation of such a headdress) · hu korona (royal headdress) · nl kroon (splendor, culmination, acme) · ota قمه (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · gd mullach (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · pt alta (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · sv tandkrona (anatomy: part of tooth) · pt medalha de honra (reward) · ko 두정 (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · fi laki (highest part of an arch) · et kroon (splendor, culmination, acme) · bg коро́нка (anatomy: part of tooth) · cy corun (top of a hat) · el κορώνα (royal headdress) · es corona (geometry: area enclosed between two concentric perimeters) · fi keskitie (centre of a road) · enm coroune (imperial or regal power) · cy corun (upper part of a tree) · cs koruna (royal headdress) · mk в́рв (highest part of a hill) · nl hoogste punt (highest part of a hill) · sq krezë (royal headdress) · he קָדְקוֹד (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · io krono (royal headdress) · ug تاج (royal headdress) · sw taji (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · gd bàrr a' chinn (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · fr couronnement (splendor, culmination, acme) · et kroon (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · es corona (highest part of a hill) · sh те̏ме (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · ru кро́на (upper part of a tree) · gl cumio (highest part of a hill) · enm coroune (any currency issued by the crown) · ru коро́нка (anatomy: part of tooth) · fi kruunu (sovereign) · bg кро́на (any currency issued by the crown) · fa هَباک (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · gd mullach (top of a hat) · be каро́нка (dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth) · ang hnoll (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · unm apahtukwèpi (royal headdress) · be це́мя (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · de Krone (representation of such a headdress) · ckb تاج (royal headdress) · uk ма́ківка (topmost part of the head — see also scalp) · yo adé (royal headdress) · pl korona (upper part of a tree) · fi pyhähattu (formal hat worn by women to Sunday church services) · fr houppier (upper part of a tree) · it corona (any currency issued by the crown) · fi kupu (top of a hat)
crown en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
/kɹaːn/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
/kɹæʊ̯n/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand
Inherited from Middle English coroune, from Anglo-Norman corone, from Latin corōna (“crown, wreath”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of corona, korona, koruna, krona, króna, and krone. Displaced Old English corenbēag (“crown”) and Middle English kinehelm, kynehelm, from Old English cynehelm (“crown”, literally “kinhelm” or “king's helm”).
The paper sizes (etymology 1, noun sense 18) are so called because the papers were originally watermarked with a crown.
Meanings
To place a crown on the head of.
The king of the Huns was crowned with steel, and rode a stallion red,/Saying: “Proud must my father’s spirit feel of me who crowned my head […]” 2012, Poul Anderson (lyrics), performed by Leslie Fish, “The Ballad of Three Kings” in Avalon is Risen, originally published (in variant form) in Poul Anderson, “Three Kings”, Amra, volume 2, number 64 (1975)
To formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc.
Her, vvho faireſt does appear, / Crovvn her Queen of all the year. 1665 (first performance), John Dryden, The Indian Emperour, or, The Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for H[enry] Herringman […], published 1667, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 3:
To bestow something upon as a mark of honour, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
Thou […] hast crowned him with glory and honour. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 8:5:
To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
the grove that crowns yon tufted hill 1812, Lord Byron, “Canto II”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. A Romaunt, London: […] [F]or John Murray, […]; William Blackwood, Edinburgh; and John Cumming, Dublin; by Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, stanza XLIX:
To crown the whole, came a proposition. 1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic:
To declare (someone) a winner.
New Zealand were crowned world champions for the first time in 24 years after squeezing past an inspired France team by a single point. 2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport:
(of a baby) To have its head's surface appear in the vaginal opening during the birthing process.
You will see the baby's head crowning during contractions, at which time you must prepare to assist the mother in the delivery of the baby. 2007, David Schottke, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, First Responder: Your First Response in Emergency Care, page 385
He's crowning . . . His head's coming through 2010, Scott Gallagher, Dancing Upon the Shore, page 157:
The mother was in the second stage of labor and the fetus had just crowned, prompting a round of encouragement from the midwives.
(transitive) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, such as the face of a machine pulley.
To hit on the head.
‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”. We nearly crowned her we were so offended. She saw us but she didn't know us, did she?’. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.
(qualifier:board games) In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.
“Crown me!” I said, as I moved my checker to the back row.
(of a forest- or bushfire) To spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.
To widen the opening of the barrel.
To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
To lay the ends of the strands of (a knot) over and under each other.
(euphemistic, idiomatic, intransitive, of feces, qualifier:by analogy with the childbirth sense, slang, vulgar) To have its topmost part emerge partially from the body, as a result of heightened internal pressure in the bowels.
(euphemistic, idiomatic, intransitive, of a person, slang, vulgar) To struggle to hold back an imminent, crowning bowel movement.
sl okronati (to place a crown on the head of) · hu betetéz (to form the topmost or finishing part of) · ru коронова́ть (to place a crown on the head of) · fi seppelöidä (to bestow something upon as a mark of honour) · fi päätellä (nautical: to lay the ends of the strands over and under each other) · ru венча́ть (to formally declare one a monarch) · haw poni (to formally declare one a monarch) · is krýna (to place a crown on the head of) · fr couronner (to formally declare one a monarch) · grc στεφανόω (to formally declare one a monarch) · it incoronare (to declare one a winner) · ang ġecorōnian (to formally declare one a monarch) · ro încununa (to place a crown on the head of) · hu megkoronáz (to place a crown on the head of) · ru уве́нчивать (to place a crown on the head of) · bg коронясвам (to place a crown on the head of) · nl kronen (to place a crown on the head of) · io kronizar (to place a crown on the head of) · sv kröna (to formally declare one a monarch) · hu fejbe vág (to hit on the head) · enm corounen (to bestow something upon as a mark of honour) · ang wuldorbēagian (to place a crown on the head of) · fi merkata (checkers: to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king) · cs korunovat (to formally declare one a monarch) · eo kroni (to place a crown on the head of) · roa-opt corõar (to place a crown on the head of) · nl koning kronen (to formally declare one a monarch) · it incoronare (to place a crown on the head of) · sv kröna (to place a crown on the head of) · ga corónaigh (to place a crown on the head of) · pl koronować (to place a crown on the head of) · ru коронова́ть (to formally declare one a monarch) · vo klonön (to place a crown on the head of) · hu megkoronáz (to formally declare one a monarch) · pt coroar (to formally declare one a monarch) · fi kruunata (to place a crown on the head of) · ang bēagian (to formally declare one a monarch) · zh 加冕 (to formally declare one a monarch) · ang wuldorbēagian (to formally declare one a monarch) · fi seppelöidä (to declare one a winner) · pl koronować (to formally declare one a monarch) · fi lyödä päähän (to hit on the head) · pt coroar (to declare one a winner) · sk korunovať (to formally declare one a monarch) · he הכתיר (to formally declare one a monarch) · it incoronare (to formally declare one a monarch) · mi karauna (to place a crown on the head of) · sl kronati (to place a crown on the head of) · fr couronner (to place a crown on the head of) · fi kruunata (to formally declare one a monarch) · fi ampua päähän (video games: to shoot in the back of the head) · de wölben (to cause to round upward) · pl zwieńczać (to form the topmost or finishing part of) · fi avartaa (firearms: to widen the opening of the barrel) · fi kruunata (to form the topmost or finishing part of) · sk korunovať (to place a crown on the head of) · hu koronáz (to form the topmost or finishing part of) · nl bekronen (to declare one a winner) · pl koronować (to form the topmost or finishing part of) · de bombieren (to cause to round upward) · pl wieńczyć (to form the topmost or finishing part of) · mk круни́сува (to formally declare one a monarch) · de krönen (to place a crown on the head of) · ro încununa (to formally declare one a monarch) · eo kroni (to formally declare one a monarch) · hu fejbe csap (to hit on the head) · is krýna (to formally declare one a monarch) · hu betetőz (to form the topmost or finishing part of) · ro încorona (to place a crown on the head of) · ang bēagian (to place a crown on the head of) · es coronar (to declare one a winner) · fr couronner (to declare one a winner) · enm corounen (to formally declare one a monarch) · ro încorona (to formally declare one a monarch) · grc στεφανόω (to place a crown on the head of) · pt coroar (to place a crown on the head of) · zh 加冕 (to place a crown on the head of) · ang ġecorōnian (to place a crown on the head of) · la corōnāre (to place a crown on the head of) · bg коронясвам (to formally declare one a monarch) · gd crùn (to formally declare one a monarch) · eo kroni (to declare one a winner) · ga corónaigh (to formally declare one a monarch) · fi pullistaa (to cause to round upward) · yi קריינען (to place a crown on the head of) · got 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 (to place a crown on the head of) · vo kronön (to place a crown on the head of) · io kronizar (to formally declare one a monarch) · gd crùn (to place a crown on the head of) · enm corounen (to place a crown on the head of) · fi kruunata (to declare one a winner) · es coronar (to place a crown on the head of) · nl kronen (to formally declare one a monarch) · mk крунисува (to place a crown on the head of)
crown en · VERB · etymology 2
Pronunciation
/kɹoʊn/
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Meanings
(archaic, form-of, participle, past) past participle of crow