crowned

[kround]

adjective

1. characterized by or having a crown crow crown (often used in combination).

   a crowned signet ring; a low-crowned fedora.

2. originating from or founded on the royal crown crow crown or its associated dignity, sovereignty, etc..

   crowned despotism.

Other Word Forms

• supercrowned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crowned¹

First recorded in 1200–50, crowned is from the Middle English word crouned. See crown, -ed ²

Example Sentences

The rooftop overlooks a flimsy fence crowned with razor wire around the compound, and about one mile of farmland between Nir Oz and southern Gaza.

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The new King and Queen Conker have been crowned after a closely-fought contest at the World Conker Championships.

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American critic Susan Sontag crowned Krasznahorkai the "master of the apocalypse" after having read his second book "The Melancholy of Resistance" in 1989, the Academy said.

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Occasionally, my wife and I pause to read as we amble across to visit our late son, inurned near a Gothic Revival gate crowned by nests of monk parakeets.

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The New Zealand falcon has been crowned the winner of the country's annual Bird of the Year competition, taking 21% of the valid votes.

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