mural crown
Americannoun
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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.
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Also called mural coronet. Heraldry. a representation of an embattled coronet, often appearing on municipal arms.
Other Word Forms
- murally adverb
Etymology
Origin of mural crown
First recorded in 1540–50
Example Sentences
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His Roman badges - mural crown, centurion, praetor - glittered on his shirt collar.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
On a mural crown, gules, a cock or, beaked and legged azure, combed and wattled gu.
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Campbell, Charles
The dome of the State House was soon distinctly seen; a conspicuous object, which seems to rest lightly upon the countless edifices, a mural crown upon a kingly city.
From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by Sleeper, John Sherburne
Our friend here, the Calton, with his mural crown!
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde
The device consists of a boar's head rising from a mural crown, with a scroll proceeding from its mouth, and embracing a lamb in the lowest fold.
From Notes and Queries, Number 56, November 23, 1850 by Various
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