crownpiece
Americannoun
noun
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the piece forming or fitting the top of something
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the strap of a bridle that goes over a horse's head behind the ears
Etymology
Origin of crownpiece
Example Sentences
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When William Herschel landed at Dover he had in his pocket a single crownpiece, and his luggage consisted of the clothes he wore, and a violin.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists by Hubbard, Elbert
Clement took the hint and bettered the line with a crownpiece, and hastening back to his inn he took seisin of a seat in the coffee room which commanded the main street.
From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.
That crownpiece John had put into the hands of his mother, to keep.
From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3 by Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen)
If the horse has no halter on, unbridle and push the bridle back so that the crownpiece will rest on the neck behind the poll until the halter is replaced.
From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training by Department, U. S. War
As an inevitable result of all the influences that constitute his world he finds himself yearning for meliorism as the crownpiece.
From The Vitalized School by Pearson, Francis B.
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