- cresting
- noun Date: 1862 a decorative edging or railing (as on pottery or furniture)
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cresting
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Cresting — Crest ing, n. (Arch.) An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cresting — [kres′tiŋ] n. an ornamental ridging on a wall, roof, etc … English World dictionary
Cresting — 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. [1913 Webster] His legs bestrid the ocean, his reared arm Crested the world. Shak. [1913 Webster] Mid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cresting machine — Crester redirects here. For the fictional character, see Captain Crester. A cresting machine (also called an arrow cresting machine, an arrow crester, or simply a crester[1]) is a machine that aids in the adding of coloured lines called cresting… … Wikipedia
Cresting Search — The colored designs on the end of an arrow shaft. Cresting tools are available … Hunting glossary
cresting — /kres ting/, n. 1. Archit. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline. 2. Furniture. ornamentation either carved or sawed in the top rail of a piece or else added to it. 3. a system of ornamental ridges … Universalium
cresting — krest n. tuft of feathers (as decoration, on a bird, etc.); part of a coat of arms; highest point; ridge v. reach the top; form a ridge or crest; decorate with a crest … English contemporary dictionary
cresting — noun an ornamental decoration at the top of a roof or wall … English new terms dictionary
cresting — crest·ing … English syllables
cresting — crest•ing [[t]ˈkrɛs tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) archit. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usu. designed to give an interesting skyline to a building 2) fur ornamentation, usu. carved, on the top rail of a piece of furniture • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
