Meanings
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noun
A round decoration worn on the head by a king or queen, often made of gold and jewels.
The queen wore a golden crown at the ceremony.
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2
noun
The king or queen as the head of a country.
The colonies rebelled against the Crown.
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3
verb
To officially make someone king or queen by placing a crown on their head.
She was crowned queen at the age of twenty-five.
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4
noun
An artificial cover that a dentist puts on a damaged tooth.
My dentist fitted a crown on my broken tooth.
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Etymology
From Middle English coroune, from Anglo-Norman corone, from Latin corōna (“crown, wreath”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of corona, korona, koruna, krona, króna, and krone. Displaced native Old English corenbēag (“crown”); and Middle English kinehelm, kynehelm, from Old English cynehelm (“crown”). * (paper size): So called because originally watermarked with a crown.