Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having or forming a crest or crista.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, crested; tufted; having some elevated appendage like a crest or tuft.
- In zoology, crested; having a crest or tuft, particularly on the head; having a tuft, mane, or ridge on the upper part of the head, body, or tail. Crested is more commonly used.
- Carinate or keeled, as the breast-bone of a bird.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot. & Zoöl.) Crested.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having a
crest ;crested
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin cristātus, from crista, tuft; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
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jmjarmstrong commented on the word cristate
JM wears cristate sleeves exclusively.
March 10, 2010