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cresta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • comb noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
  • crest noun The highest point of something, such as a hill or wave.
  • Mohawk noun A member of the Mohawk people, one of the Iroquois nations of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in New York.
  • plume noun A large, often decorative feather, or a cluster of feathers.
  • ridge noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.

Senses

cresta is used for these senses in English:

  • Mohawk A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.
  • comb A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.
  • crest The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
  • plume (archaic, literary, and, poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.
  • ridge The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.

comb — full definition

  1. noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
  2. noun The fleshy red crest on top of a rooster's or hen's head.
  3. noun The structure of six-sided wax cells bees build to store honey and raise their young; a honeycomb.
  4. verb To groom hair or fur with a comb.
  5. verb To search an area thoroughly and systematically.

crest — full definition

  1. noun The highest point of something, such as a hill or wave.
  2. noun A tuft of feathers or fur on an animal's head, or a decorative emblem, especially of a family or institution.
  3. verb To reach the top of something, or to rise to a peak.

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