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Webster 1828 Edition

Crowning

CROWNING

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ppr.

Investing with a crown, or with royalty or supreme power; honoring with a wreath or with distinction; adorning; rewarding; finishing; perfecting.

CROWNING

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Noun.

1.

In architecture, the finishing of a member or any ornamental work.

2.

In marine language, the finishing part of a knot, or interweaving of the strands.