Definition of: crest

(krest) noun
1. A comb or tuft on the head of an animal or bird.
2. The projection on the top of a helmet; a plume; tuft.
3. The ridge of a wave or of a mountain; the top of anything.
4. A heraldic device placed above the shield in a coat of arms.
5. Archaic Loftiness; pride; courage.
6. The ridge of the neck of a horse or a dog.
7. Archit. a The ridge of a roof. b Carved work or any continuous ornament on the ridge or other elevated parts of an edifice; a cresting.
—v.t.
1. To serve as a crest for; cap.
2. To furnish with or as with a crest.
3. To reach the crest of.
4. To adorn with crestlike streaks or lines.
—v.i.
5. To come to a crest, as a wave prior to breaking. [<OF creste <L crista tuft]
—crest′ed adjective
COAT OF ARMS WITH CREST