Crown
51Crown — Das Pistrucci Design Die Crown ist eine britische Münze im Wert von 5 Shilling bzw. einem Viertel Pfund. Eingeführt wurde die Münze im Zuge der Währungsreform durch Heinrich VIII. im Jahre 1526. Die Crown war zunächst eine Goldmünze und die… …
52crown — Synonyms and related words: Her Highness, Her Majesty, His Majesty, O, Old Mug, achievement, acme, aggrandize, alerion, all, animal charge, anklet, annular muscle, annulet, annulus, anoint, apex, apogee, apotheose, apotheosize, areola, argent,… …
53crown — [12] Crowns appear to have been named essentially from their circular shape. The word’s ultimate source, Greek korónē, simply meant ‘something curved’ (it came from the adjective korōnos ‘curved’, which was a relative of Latin curvus ‘curved’).… …
54Crown — ♦ French gold coin weighing 3.99 gm (though weight fluctuated), worth 20.5 sols. (Seward, Desmond. Henry V: The Scourge of God, 222) The diadem or circlet worn by the king or monarch to signify their status, the Crown came to be imbued with a… …
55crown — 1. noun 1) a jeweled crown Syn: coronet, diadem, circlet, tiara; literary coronal 2) the world heavyweight crown Syn: title, award, accolade, distinction; trophy, cup, medal …
56crown*/ — [kraʊn] noun I 1) [C] a circular decoration that a king or queen wears on their head 2) [C] the position of being the winner of an important sports competition France lost their World Cup crown.[/ex] 3) the Crown [singular] formal the government… …
57Crown — /kraʊn/ (say krown) noun (sometimes lower case) 1. the, a. the sovereign as head of the state; the monarch. b. the imperial or regal power; sovereignty. c. the government, or governments above local government level, of a country with a… …
58crown — [12] Crowns appear to have been named essentially from their circular shape. The word’s ultimate source, Greek korónē, simply meant ‘something curved’ (it came from the adjective korōnos ‘curved’, which was a relative of Latin curvus ‘curved’).… …
59Crown — Recorded in many forms including Croan, Crohan, Cron, Crone, Crown, Crowin, Crowne, and Croughan, this very interesting surname, widely recorded both in England and Ireland, has two distinct possible sources, each with its own history and… …
60crown — An athlete wears a crown (AV; ‘wreath’, NRSV; ‘garland’, REB) as the reward for victory (1 Cor. 9:25). As a token of kingship, a crown (a different word in Greek) symbolized power (Rev. 9:7) and glory (1 Pet. 5:4). Paul looked on his converts as… …
