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cresta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cockscomb noun The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
  • comb noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
  • coxcomb noun The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • cockscomb A fleshy red crest of a rooster
  • comb A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.
  • coxcomb The fleshy red pate of a rooster.
  • crest The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
  • crest 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.
  • crest The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
  • crest The ridge or top of a wave.

cockscomb — full definition

  1. noun The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
  2. noun A red cap once worn by court jesters.
  3. noun A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia).
  4. noun An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers.

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.

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