The top or crown of the head; the head itself. Now English regional.

The top or dome of the head. Also: a fontanelle on an infant's head. Cf. head-mould-shot, n.

The crown of the head; the parting of the hair. Cf. shed, n.1 2.

The uppermost division of the body; the head; esp. the crown of the head. Chiefly, now only, in alliterative expressions: see 25 26, and in slang…

The head, the skull; spec. the crown of the head, now esp. of a bald head. Also: †the hair covering the crown (obsolete rare). Now archaic and hum…

The top of the head; the crown, the vertex. Now used chiefly with reference to animals, esp. horses.

The nape of the neck; the back of the head. Also: the top or crown of the head.

The crown or top of the head; the sconce, the (bare) scalp. Obsolete.

The fore part of the crown of the head; sometimes, loosely, the top of the head. Obsolete.

A rounded or semi-globular projecting part. The rounded top of the head; the crown. Obsolete.

The topmost part of something; the apex.

A jocular term for: The head; esp. the crown or top of the head; hence, ‘head’, ability, sense, wit. †Also put for the person himself.

Anatomy (and Zoology). The crown or top of the head; esp. in man, the part lying between the occiput and the sinciput. vertex presentation, a…

The crown of the head. Scottish.