CREST (Lat. crista, a plume or tuft)
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CREST (Lat. crista, a plume or tuft) , the " comb " on an animal's head, and so any feathery tuft or excrescence, the " cone " of a helmet (by transference, the helmet itself), and the top or summit of anything. In heraldry (q.v.) a crest is a device, originally borne as a cognizance on a knight's helmet, placed on a wreath above helmet and shield in armorial bearings, and used separately on a seal or on articles of property.
Cresting, in architecture, is an ornamental finish in the wall or ridge of a building, which is common on the continent of Europe. An example occurs at Exeter cathedral , the ridge of which is ornamented with a range of small fleurs-de-lis in lead.
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