CROWN
What does "CROWN" mean?
An ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority.
Meanings
- A circular ornamental headdress worn by a king or queen. The jeweled crown was kept under guard in the tower.
- The monarchy or sovereign power of a country, considered as an institution. The land belonged to the Crown for three centuries.
- The top of the head or of a hat. He set the hat squarely on the crown of his head.
- An artificial cap fitted over a damaged or decayed tooth. The dentist fitted a porcelain crown over the cracked molar. technical
- To place a crown on, or to formally make someone a monarch. She was crowned queen at the age of twenty-five.
- To be the finest or final part of something. A spectacular sunset crowned the perfect day. figurative
Did you know?
- The crown on a king and the corona around the sun share one Latin root: 'corona', a wreath - so the sun wears the same word a monarch does.
Word origin
From Latin 'corona' (wreath, garland), via Old French 'corone' and Anglo-Norman 'coroune'; the original sense was a circular wreath of honor, not a metal headdress.
Remember it
A CROWN sits on the head; picture the W as the zigzag points of the crown itself.
A little poem
A circle of gold weighs more than its grams;
it presses the brow with everything it commands.
couplet
Wordplay
- The dentist offered me a crown. I said I'd prefer the whole kingdom, but I'd settle for less pain.
What it teaches
A crown is a circle that never closes on the wearer's ease: every symbol of power is also a weight.
Quick facts
What does CROWN mean?
An ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority.
Is CROWN a valid word?
Yes — CROWN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CROWN?
CROWN has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CROWN come from?
From Latin 'corona' (wreath, garland), via Old French 'corone' and Anglo-Norman 'coroune'; the original sense was a circular wreath of honor, not a metal headdress.
What can CROWN teach us?
A crown is a circle that never closes on the wearer's ease: every symbol of power is also a weight.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.