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Meanings of helmet crest in English

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

Synonyms
Examples for "crest"
Examples for "crest"
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
Usage of helmet crest in English
1
While their shaven heads were adorned with the helmet crest and eagle plume, they bore round their necks ornaments of the gayest kind.
Tales for Young and Old
2
Their scalp locks, helmet crests, and eagles' plumes had all disappeared.
Tales for Young and Old