crownyadj.
/ˈkraʊni/, U.S. /ˈkraʊni/ Somewhat rare (chiefly literary).
Of or relating to a crown (in various senses); suggestive of a crown.
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1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 434 The Coronall suture or crowny seame.
1857 G. MacDonald Poems 91 She stoops her crowny head, and lifts White shoulders of her wings.
1940 Blumea 4 138 This articulation has nearly the same length as the surrounding bract-cells giving the termination of the branchlets a crowny appearance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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