crown

1 /kraUn/ noun

1 (C)

a) a circle made of gold and decorated with jewels, worn by kings and queens on their heads

b) a similar circle, sometimes made of other things such as leaves or flowers, worn by someone who has won a special honour

2 the crown

a) the position of being king or queen: when the crown passed to George the Third...

b) the government of a country such as Britain that is officially led by a king or queen: The islands are possessions of the Crown.

3 (usually singular) the top part of a hat, head, or hill: a hat with a high crown

4

a) a unit of money in several European countries: Swedish crowns

b) an old British coin, four of which made a pound

5 (C) an artificial top for a damaged tooth

6 a mark, sign, badge etc in the shape of a crown, used especially to show rank or quality

7 informal the fact of winning an important sports competition: Can she retain her Wimbledon crown?

2 verb (T)

1 to place a crown on someone's head as a sign of royal power: The Empress was crowned ten years ago. | crown sb king/queen: Henry was crowned king.

2 to make something complete or perfect by adding success, beauty, happiness etc to it: crown sth with: All their efforts have been crowned with success.

3 crowned with literary having something on top: mountain peaks crowned with snow

4 to put a protective top on a damaged tooth

5 slang to hit someone on the head

6 to crown it all informal used to say that the next thing that happened was the worst in a series of bad things: And then, to crown it all, I lost my purse.