3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Crest  \Crest\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Crested};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Cresting}.] 
  1.  To  furnish  with  or  surmount  as  a  crest;  to  serve  as  a 
  crest  for 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Crested  \Crest"ed\  (kr[e^]st"[e^]d),  a. 
  1.  Having  a  crest. 
 
  But  laced  crested  helm.  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  Having  a  crest  of  feathers  or  hair  upon  the 
  head.  ``The  crested  bird.''  --Dryden. 
 
  3.  (Bott.)  Bearing  any  elevated  appendage  like  a  crest,  as  an 
  elevated  line  or  ridge,  or  a  tuft.  --Gray. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  crested 
  adj  1:  (heraldry)  bearing  an  heraldic  device 
  2:  (of  a  bird  or  animal)  having  a  usually  ornamental  tuft  or 
  process  on  the  head;  often  used  in  combination;  "golden 
  crested";  "crested  iris";  "crested  oriole";  "tufted  duck"; 
  "tufted  loosestrife"  [syn:  {topknotted},  {tufted}] 
  3:  (of  a  knight's  helmet)  having  a  decorative  plume  [syn:  {plumed}] 

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