crested

Thân thiện

A crested bird perches on a leafy branch.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a decorative plume or tuft: Used to describe something, especially a helmet or an animal, that has a distinctive, often ornamental, growth or feature on its head.
   • Bearing a heraldic device: Used in heraldry to describe a shield or coat of arms that is marked with a crest.

Usage and Examples

• Describing a helmet:
  • The knight's crested helmet made him easily identifiable on the battlefield.
• Describing birds or animals:
  • We saw a crested crane near the lake.
  • The crested cockatoo is known for its bright yellow plume.
• Describing heraldry:
  • The family's crested shield was displayed above the fireplace.

Advanced Usage

• Used in combination: The adjective "crested" is often combined with the name of the animal or object it describes.
  • The crested tit is a small bird found in European forests.
  • He collected antique crested china from various cities.

Variants and Related Words

• Crest (noun): A tuft or growth on an animal's head; the top of something like a hill or wave; a heraldic device.
  • The rooster's red crest stood up straight.
• Crest (verb): To reach the top of something.
  • The hikers finally crested the mountain at noon.

Synonyms

• Tufted: Having a small bunch of feathers, hair, or grass.
• Plumed: Decorated with feathers.
• Crowned: Having something on the head, like a crown or topknot.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Crest of a wave: The top part of a wave; a point of maximum success or popularity.
  • The company was riding the crest of a wave with its new product.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume
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
3. bearing an heraldic device

Từ đồng nghĩa

• plumed
• topknotted
• tufted