crownworkn.

Brit.

/ˈkraʊnwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈkraʊnˌwərk/

Forms: see crown n. and work n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: crown n., work n.

Etymology: < crown n. + work n. With sense 1 compare the architectural uses of classical Latin corōna (see crown n.), and Middle French, French couronnement (see crowning n. and compare crownment n.). Compare earlier groundwork n. With sense 2 compare post-classical Latin opus coronatum (1631 or earlier), French ouvrage à couronne, ouvrage couronné (both 1635 or earlier), German Kronwerk (1631 or earlier).

†1. Chiefly Architecture. Moulding used as a crowning decoration. Also: the uppermost horizontal member of a building or other structure. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > upper part > top piece or part

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overesta1400

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topgallant1581

upmost1589

crownwork1594

heading1665

battlement1667

crowning1692

crown piece1766

surmounting1812

crista1849

surmount1879

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > moulding > other mouldings

bowtell1376

crownwork1594

protypum1601

chaplet1623

bandeleta1645

bedding-moulding1664

quadra1664

surbase1678

platband1696

bed-moulding1703

eyebrow1703

square1703

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heel1734

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star1781

bead1799

rope moulding1813

zigzag1814

chevron-moulding1815

nebule1823

billet1835

dancette1838

pellet moulding1838

vignette moulding1842

bird's beak moulding1845

beak-head ornament1848

beak-head1849

billet moulding1851

beading1858

bead-work1881

Venetian dentil1892

chevron-work-

1594 H. Broughton A Seder Olam 27 Such borders or ledges are not inferiour to that crowne-worke that was on the edge of the incense Altar, of the table of Shewbread, and the arke of Couenant.

1699 W. Harris Descr. Royal Palace & Gardens at Loo i. 7 The Pillars being about a yard distant from each other, and joined at the top by a Crown Work on each side,..and at the bottom by a Stone Ground-work.

1740 W. Stukeley Stonehenge iii. 19 Nothing in nature could be of a more simple idea than this vast circle of stones [sc. Stonehenge], and its crown-work or corona at top.

1829 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 161/2 The crown-work, of the Attic order,..is entirely wanting at Arles, where the vaulting of the arches forms the summit of the edifice.

2. Fortification. An outwork thrown out to occupy advantageous ground beyond a hornwork (see quots. 1859, 1975).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > outwork

forewallOE

barrace1380

before-wallinga1382

vaumurec1475

faussebraie1490

forework1497

vauntmure1562

counterguard1591

forefence1609

forefight?1611

outworkc1615

crownwork1638

false braye1645

crowned work1677

1638 H. Hexham Order & Forme of Quartering i. 3 in Princ. Art Mil. II. A foursquare Fort was made with foure Demy-Bulwarkes, and besides a Crowne-worke before it.

1678 tr. L. de Gaya Art of War ii. 115 Couronnement, or a Crown-work, is a Work made beyond the Horns to gain Ground, and force off the Enemies.

1734 Brit. Observator 13 July 33/2 Our Artillery in the Hornwork will be composed of 20 Pieces of Cannon, which will fire To-morrow after Dinner against the Fronts and Flanks of the Crownwork.

1774 Ld. Kames Sketches Hist. Man I. i. v. 90 To resist its [sc. the canon's] force, bastions were invented, horn-works, crown-works, half-moons, &c. &c.

1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 262 A Crown-work is composed of a bastion between two curtains..terminated by half bastions. It is joined to the body of the place by two long sides.

1911 Mariner′s Mirror 1 275 He plunges into the complications of..crown-works, ramparts, ditches, half bastions and star redoubts.

1975 C. Duffy Fire & Stone 184 Crownwork, a kind of hornwork, composed of two long branches on either side and two small bastioned fronts at the head.

2010 J.-D. G. G. Lepage French Fortifications ii. 85 Cormontaigne ordered the construction of..the crownwork of Yutz defending the southern part of the city.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crownwork
释义	crownworkn. Brit. /ˈkraʊnwəːk/, U.S. /ˈkraʊnˌwərk/ Forms: see crown n. and work n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: crown n., work n. Etymology: < crown n. + work n. With sense 1 compare the architectural uses of classical Latin corōna (see crown n.), and Middle French, French couronnement (see crowning n. and compare crownment n.). Compare earlier groundwork n. With sense 2 compare post-classical Latin opus coronatum (1631 or earlier), French ouvrage à couronne, ouvrage couronné (both 1635 or earlier), German Kronwerk (1631 or earlier). †1. Chiefly Architecture. Moulding used as a crowning decoration. Also: the uppermost horizontal member of a building or other structure. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > upper part > top piece or part overmosta1382 overesta1400 topple14.. uppermost1484 topgallant1581 upmost1589 crownwork1594 heading1665 battlement1667 crowning1692 crown piece1766 surmounting1812 crista1849 surmount1879 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > moulding > other mouldings bowtell1376 crownwork1594 protypum1601 chaplet1623 bandeleta1645 bedding-moulding1664 quadra1664 surbase1678 platband1696 bed-moulding1703 eyebrow1703 square1703 gorge1706 nerve1728 heel1734 quirk-moulding1776 star1781 bead1799 rope moulding1813 zigzag1814 chevron-moulding1815 nebule1823 billet1835 dancette1838 pellet moulding1838 vignette moulding1842 bird's beak moulding1845 beak-head ornament1848 beak-head1849 billet moulding1851 beading1858 bead-work1881 Venetian dentil1892 chevron-work- 1594 H. Broughton A Seder Olam 27 Such borders or ledges are not inferiour to that crowne-worke that was on the edge of the incense Altar, of the table of Shewbread, and the arke of Couenant. 1699 W. Harris Descr. Royal Palace & Gardens at Loo i. 7 The Pillars being about a yard distant from each other, and joined at the top by a Crown Work on each side,..and at the bottom by a Stone Ground-work. 1740 W. Stukeley Stonehenge iii. 19 Nothing in nature could be of a more simple idea than this vast circle of stones [sc. Stonehenge], and its crown-work or corona at top. 1829 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 161/2 The crown-work, of the Attic order,..is entirely wanting at Arles, where the vaulting of the arches forms the summit of the edifice. 2. Fortification. An outwork thrown out to occupy advantageous ground beyond a hornwork (see quots. 1859, 1975). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > outwork forewallOE barrace1380 before-wallinga1382 vaumurec1475 faussebraie1490 forework1497 vauntmure1562 counterguard1591 forefence1609 forefight?1611 outworkc1615 crownwork1638 false braye1645 crowned work1677 1638 H. Hexham Order & Forme of Quartering i. 3 in Princ. Art Mil. II. A foursquare Fort was made with foure Demy-Bulwarkes, and besides a Crowne-worke before it. 1678 tr. L. de Gaya Art of War ii. 115 Couronnement, or a Crown-work, is a Work made beyond the Horns to gain Ground, and force off the Enemies. 1734 Brit. Observator 13 July 33/2 Our Artillery in the Hornwork will be composed of 20 Pieces of Cannon, which will fire To-morrow after Dinner against the Fronts and Flanks of the Crownwork. 1774 Ld. Kames Sketches Hist. Man I. i. v. 90 To resist its [sc. the canon's] force, bastions were invented, horn-works, crown-works, half-moons, &c. &c. 1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 262 A Crown-work is composed of a bastion between two curtains..terminated by half bastions. It is joined to the body of the place by two long sides. 1911 Mariner′s Mirror 1 275 He plunges into the complications of..crown-works, ramparts, ditches, half bastions and star redoubts. 1975 C. Duffy Fire & Stone 184 Crownwork, a kind of hornwork, composed of two long branches on either side and two small bastioned fronts at the head. 2010 J.-D. G. G. Lepage French Fortifications ii. 85 Cormontaigne ordered the construction of..the crownwork of Yutz defending the southern part of the city. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1594
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