"crested" in the verb sense
1. cap, crest
lie at the top of
"Snow capped the mountains"
2. crest
reach a high point
"The river crested last night"
"crested" in the adjective sense
1. crested
bearing an heraldic device
2. crested, topknotted, tufted
of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head often used in combination
"golden crested"
"crested iris"
"crested oriole"
"tufted duck"
"tufted loosestrife"
3. crested, plumed
of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume
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