Crowd

krowd, v. To pre or drive together; to by pre ing, encumber by exce of numbers or quantity to pre by solicitation, dun, treat discourteously. — v. To pre together in numbers, swarm; to urge or pre forward. — A number persons or things closely pre ed together; the lower orders of people; throng; multitude; vulgar; rabble. [AS. creodan. to crowd, pre , D. kruijen, to push (a wheelbarrow), drive AS. croda, a crowd.] — To crowd sail. (Naut.) To 6et an extraordinary spread of sail. — Crowd'er, n. Crown, krown, A wreath encircling the head, esp. as a badge of merit, dignity, or power; a jeweled cap or fillet worn on the head as an emblem of sovereignty; any object sought for as a prize; anything imparting beauty, dignity, or distinction; one entitled to a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; refal or imperial power; sovereignty; royalty; a coin earing the image of a crown topmost part of anything; the part of a hat above the brim and the flat circular part at the top. (Arch.) The highest member of a cornice; summit of any part of a building. (Bot.) An appendage at the top of the claw of some petals; the head of a root: see Root. (Naut.) That part of an anchor where the arms join the shank; also, bights formed by turns of a cable. — v. U [crowned (krownd), crowning.] To invest with a crown, or with royal dignity; to adorn, dignify; to form the topmost part of, complete, perfect. (Mil.) To effect a lodgment upon. [OF. corone, crown, L. corona. See Corona.] — Crown'er, — Crown'- gla , n. The finest window-gla , formed in large circular plates or disks. —impe'rial, n. (Bot.) A plant of the lily family, having showy, drooping flowers.—law, In Eng., that part of common law applying to criminal matters. law'yer, n. One who acts for the crown, or pleads in criminal cases. — office, (Eng. Law.j A department of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of criminal cases. —pa'per, Paper of a particular size, which formerly had the water-mark of a crown. — — post, (Arch.) See King-post. prince, — The prince royal who succeeds to the crown. saw, (Mech.) A tubular saw, — a hollow cylinder with teeth on the edge. —wheel, (Mach.) A wheel — with cogs at right angles to plane. work, n. (Fort.) An outwork running into the field, consist" ing of two dem i-bastions at the extremes, and a bastion in the middle, with curtains. linger or ink, then, boNboN, chair, get. 142 CRUCIAL 126 Crucial, Crucify, Crucifix, etc. See under Cro .