crown

CEFRA2

/kɹaʊ̯n/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A special head covering worn by a king or queen.

  2. 02

    verb

    To officially make someone a king or queen.

Examples

  • The crown was placed upon the new monarch's head.

  • The girl in the picture is wearing a crown not of gold but of flowers.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /kɹæʊ̯n/
  • /kɹoʊn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.

  2. Any reward of victory or mark of honor.

  3. A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.

More examples

In context

  • Treasure recovered from shipwrecks automatically becomes property of the Crown.

  • No cross, no crown.

  • Holonym: canopy

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English coroune, from Anglo-Norman corone, from Latin corōna (“crown, wreath”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of corona, korona, koruna, krona, króna, and krone. Displaced native Old English corenbēag (“crown”); and Middle English kinehelm, kynehelm, from Old English cynehelm (“crown”). * (paper size): So called because originally watermarked with a crown.