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Crest

A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.

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Appendage 76% connected

Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house.

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Emblem 76% connected

Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.

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Lie 76% connected

See Lye.

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Line 76% connected

Flax; linen.

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Outgrowth 76% connected

That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.

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Peak 76% connected

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

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Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Process 76% connected

The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.

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Spot 76% connected

A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.

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Top 76% connected

A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem,…

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Upside 76% connected

The upper side; the part that is uppermost.

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Brow 76% connected

The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.

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Cockscomb 76% connected

See Coxcomb.

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Comb 76% connected

An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place.

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Coxcomb 76% connected

A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.

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Hilltop 76% connected

The top of a hill.

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Pinnacle 76% connected

An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where…

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Topknot 76% connected

A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird; also, an orgamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women.

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Tuft 76% connected

A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers.

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Peak 74% connected

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

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Peak 74% connected

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

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Containing whole 5

Arms 70% connected

Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.

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Blazon 70% connected

A shield.

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Blazonry 70% connected

Same as Blazon, 3.

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Road 70% connected

A journey, or stage of a journey.

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Route 70% connected

The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march.

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Synonym 6

Cap 92% connected

A covering for the head

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Crown 92% connected

of Crow

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Peak 92% connected

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

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Summit 92% connected

The top; the highest point.

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Tip 92% connected

The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.

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Top 92% connected

A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem,…

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