mural crown

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noun

a golden crown formed with indentations to resemble a battlement, bestowed by the ancient Romans on the soldiers who first mounted the wall of a besieged place and there lodged a standard.

Also called mural coronet. Heraldry. a representation of an embattled coronet, often appearing on municipal arms.

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Origin of mural crown

First recorded in 1540–50

OTHER WORDS FROM mural crown

mu·ral·ly, adverb

Words nearby mural crown

Mur, mura, muraenid, murage, mural, mural crown, muraled, muralism, muralist, Muralitharan, Murano

How to use mural crown in a sentence

A mural crown, indented with battlements, surrounded his brow.
Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose|John Aikin
He also received a second crest of an elephant's head holding a sword in its trunk issuing from a mural crown.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
In quite recent times a mural crown has been set upon her head.
The Story of Nuremberg|Cecil Headlam
O manly, majestic Rome, with thy sevenfold mural crown all broken at thy feet, why art thou here?
Eighth Reader|James Baldwin

She wears a mural crown, that is, a crown whose rim is carved in the form of towers and battlements.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley