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• roof crest — noun see roof comb …   Useful english dictionary

• roof comb — noun or roof crest : a wall rising from the center line of a roof to give an appearance of greater height …   Useful english dictionary

• Crest — (kr[e^]st), n. [OF. creste, F. cr[^e]te, L. crista.] 1. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal s head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Crest tile — Crest Crest (kr[e^]st), n. [OF. creste, F. cr[^e]te, L. crista.] 1. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal s head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crest — [n1] highest point acme, apex, apogee, climax, crescendo, crown, culmination, fastigium, head, height, noon, peak, pinnacle, ridge, roof, summit, top, vertex; concept 836 Ant. bottom, nadir crest [n2] emblem, symbol badge, bearings, charge,… …   New thesaurus

• crest|ing — «KREHS tihng», noun. Architecture. an ornamental finish of stone, metal, or other building material at the top of a structure, along the ridge of a roof, the top of a wall or parapet, or the like …   Useful english dictionary

• roof — Synonyms and related words: Dymaxion house, French roof, M roof, White House, abiding place, abode, address, adobe house, ancestral halls, apex, barrack roof, bonnet, building, bulkhead, cantonment, cap, casa, ceil, ceiling, chamber, chimney… …   Moby Thesaurus

• crest — I. noun Etymology: Middle English creste, from Anglo French, from Latin crista; probably akin to Latin crinis hair Date: 14th century 1. a. a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration b. the plume… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• crest — n. & v. n. 1 a a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, etc. on a bird s or animal s head. b something resembling this, esp. a plume of feathers on a helmet. c a helmet; the top of a helmet. 2 the top of something, esp. of a mountain, wave, roof, etc. 3… …   Useful english dictionary

• crest — Synonyms and related words: Vandyke edge, achievement, acme, alerion, amplitude, animal charge, annulet, antinode, apex, apogee, argent, armorial bearings, armory, arms, azure, badge, bandeau, bar, bar sinister, baton, bearings, bend, bend… …   Moby Thesaurus

• crest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crown, tuft, topknot, comb, plume; summit, peak, ridge, tip, height, top; seal, device; culmination, climax. See perfection. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Growth on the head of an animal] Syn. plume, tuft,… …   English dictionary for students