increst en · VERB
Etymology
From in- + crest.
Meanings
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(transitive) To adorn with a crest.
Two foaming billows flow'd upon her breast, Which did their tops with coral red increst
1616, William Drummond of Hawthornden, “Song XIII”, in Poems: Amorous, Funerall, Divine, Pastorall: in Sonnets, Songs, Sextains:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| incresting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| incrests | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| incrested | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| incrested | Tense=Past | lexicographic |