Crest

  • 51crest — [14] The original etymological meaning of crest appears to have been ‘tuft of hair’. It comes via Old French creste from Latin crista ‘tuft, plume’, which may be related to Latin crīnis ‘hair’ (source of the English biological term crinite… …

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  • 52CREST — Centre de recherche en économie et statistique Pour les articles homonymes, voir Crest. Le Centre de recherche en économie et statistique (CREST) est le centre de recherche en économie et en statistiques de l INSEE. Il maintient des liens forts… …

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  • 53Crest — CrestCo Ltd. is the central securities depository for the U.K. markets and Irish stocks. More specifically, Crest operates an electronic settlement system, which was established in 1996 and is used to settle a vast number of international… …

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  • 54crest — 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 …

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  • 55CREST — An electronic share settlement system created by the Bank of England for the securities industry that began operation in 1996. Using CREST, shares are registered electronically, purchases and sales are settled instantaneously on the due date, and …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 56CREST — An electronic share settlement system created by the Bank of England for the securities industry that began operation in 1996. Using CREST, shares are registered electronically, purchases and sales are settled instantaneously on the due date, and …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 57crest — n. a ridge or linear protuberance, particularly on a bone. Examples include the crest of fibula and the iliac crest (of the ilium) …

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  • 58crest — užtvankos ketera statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Aukščiausia užtvankos dalis. atitikmenys: angl. crest; dam crest; top of dam vok. Dammkrone, f; Mauerkrone eines Dammes, f, m; Staumauerkrone, f rus. гребень плотины, m …

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  • 59crest — n. [L. crista, crest] A ridge or linear prominence on any part of the head or body; see cristate, carinate …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 60CREST — Center For Renewable Energy And Sustainable Technology (Community » Non Profit Organizations) * Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (Community » Non Profit Organizations) * Citizens Radio Emergency Service Teams (Community) * Citizens Radio… …

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