recrown en · VERB
Etymology
From re- + crown.
Meanings
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(transitive) To crown again; to provide with another crown.
As a result, many buildings scalped of their cornices in the mid-20th century have been recrowned in the last decade.
2007 January 7, Christopher Gray, “Along Broadway, Jettisoned Cornices Are Being Rebuilt”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recrowning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| recrowned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| recrowned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| recrowns | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |