crest

Etymology
From, from (modern ) and perhaps continuing ; both ultimately from , from. .

The informal meaning “design, logo” stems from a misinterpretation of the heraldic, which specifically refers to the object placed on top of the helm.

Noun

 * 1) The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
 * 2)  A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
 * 3)  The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
 * 4)   A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.
 * 5) The upper curve of a horse's neck.
 * 6) The ridge or top of a wave.
 * 7) The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
 * 8) The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
 * 9) The top line of a slope or embankment.
 * 10)  A ridge along the surface of a bone.
 * 11)   A design or logo, especially one of an institution, sports club, association or high-class family.
 * 12) Any of several birds in the family, including the goldcrests and firecrests.
 * 1) Any of several birds in the family, including the goldcrests and firecrests.
 * 1) Any of several birds in the family, including the goldcrests and firecrests.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Armenian:
 * Aromanian: creastã
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: λόφος, ἄμβων
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: врв
 * Maori: upane, tūtūātanga
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: mullach
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Walloon:


 * Armenian:
 * Aromanian: creastã
 * Azerbaijani: ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Friulian: creste
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: λόφος
 * Hebrew:
 * Irish: moing, curca
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: crista
 * Macedonian: качулка, кикиришка, гривна
 * Maori: koukou
 * Ottoman Turkish: ایبك
 * Persian:, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: cìrean
 * Serbo-Croatian: uvor
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Walloon:


 * Catalan: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: λόφος
 * Italian: ,
 * Latin: crista
 * Macedonian: кикиришка, перјаница, челенка
 * Maori: puhipuhi, hurutihi
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Welsh:, tusw


 * Czech: klenot
 * Dutch: helmteken
 * Finnish: kypäränkoriste
 * French:
 * German: Helmzier, Zimir, Helmkleinod
 * Italian: ,
 * Macedonian: челенка
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: hjälmprydnad, krest


 * Bulgarian: грива
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Irish: buaic capaill
 * Italian: ,
 * Macedonian: грива
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,


 * Aromanian: creastã
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, Wellenspitze
 * Italian:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Macedonian: гребен
 * Malay:
 * Portuguese: crista (da/de onda)
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: mullach, bàrr
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: vågtopp, , vågkam ,
 * Tagalog: tuktok
 * Vietnamese: đỉnh sóng, ngọn sóng


 * Albanian: fjuhull
 * Macedonian: креста, пувка
 * Portuguese:


 * French:
 * Occitan:
 * Russian:


 * Finnish:, harjaviiva
 * Maori: upane
 * Russian:


 * Finnish:

Verb

 * 1)  Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
 * 2)  To reach the crest of (e.g. a hill or mountain).
 * 3)  To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
 * 4)  To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.
 * 1)  To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.
 * 1)  To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.
 * 1)  To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.

Translations

 * German:

Etymology
From. Compare 🇨🇬,.

Verb

 * 1) to grow