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Meanings of crest in English

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Decoration of plumes or horsehair on the top of a Roman helmet.

        Portuguese
        pico
        Catalan
        cimalada
        Spanish
        pico

        The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

              pico
              Catalan
              cobrir
              Spanish
              cubrir

              Lie at the top of.

                    cobrir
                    Catalan
                    vall
                    Spanish
                    cresta

                    Feature of a longitudinal wave.

                          Related terms
                          vall
                          Usage of crest in English
                          1
                          Come June there should be no need to change the crest either.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          The building stood in the moonlight on the crest of the hill.
                          Waysiders, Stories of Connacht
                          3
                          From the radio came Rattus's words, We're just behind the topographical crest.
                          Countdown: The Liberators-ARC
                          4
                          The spray torn from the crest by the wind filled the air.
                          Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest
                          5
                          Once more the column undulated over the tawny crest of the hill.
                          The Wrong Twin
                          6
                          Saw the sun crest the distant trees, push its way through clouds.
                          Afterlife: the resurrection chronicles
                          7
                          A flagstaff was erected on the crest, in view of the Bay.
                          The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work
                          8
                          His crest and coat of arms are entered in the royal enumeration.
                          The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) / Includin...
                          9
                          Leeds United have revealed a new crest to commemorate the club's centenary.
                          The Irish Times
                          10
                          We returned by the long street on the crest of the hill.
                          Greenmantle
                          11
                          The region beyond the crest of the ridge unrolled before his memory.
                          Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
                          12
                          The quarterings are almost the same, and the crest and motto identical.
                          A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others
                          13
                          The other side bore the crest of the sovereign State of Oregon.
                          The Postman
                          14
                          And he put it on the crest of the cap he wore.
                          The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc
                          15
                          The ant-like rider dipped over the crest of it and was gone.
                          The Settling of the Sage
                          16
                          It was longer but less rugged than the route across the crest.
                          The Great Book of Amber
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                          United Kingdom
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                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Ireland
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