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Meanings of crested in anglès

(Of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination.

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Usage of crested in anglès
1
Hathor crested a hill and saw a large group of Sumerians ahead.
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2
The overwhelming sea ran in dark watery mountains crested with devilish fire.
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3
For that split second, as I crested the fence, I was exposed.
Exit strategy
4
Across the railroad embankment it chopped the inundation into small crested waves.
Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
5
The servant entered, bringing a note gorgeously crested and coroneted in gold.
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6
He crested the rise leading to the creek and scanned the bank.
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7
The sea was getting up, and the waves were crested with foam.
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8
Occasionally we caught the loud, querulous notes of the great crested flycatcher.
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9
They crested the last remaining hill separating East Plains from Colorado Springs.
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10
A score of crested savages with painted bodies sat on the ground.
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11
Reinhardt crested a hilltop and descended quickly down into the river valley.
Earth Afire
12
Once more the gray, unwavering line of silver-crested grass tufts was unbroken.
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13
Frank held up the eagle-crested badge that Molly had painted for him.
Death Mask
14
It crested a spit of land that divided the bay into halves.
Map of bones
15
The deluge of praise at times crested into realms of questionable taste.
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16
Like great, green, white-crested hills, the waves raced along the vast expanse.
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Crested through the time
Crested across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common