gold-crestedadj.

Brit.

/ɡəʊl(d)ˈkrɛstᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌɡoʊl(d)ˈkrɛstəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold adj., crested adj.

Etymology: < gold adj. + crested adj. Compare golden-crested adj.

Of an animal (esp. a bird): having a yellow crest. Also occasionally of an object: bearing or incorporating a crest that is made from gold, or that is golden in colour.Recorded earliest in gold-crested wren.

ΚΠ

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 134/2 Anadavadæa, in ornithology, a small bird of the East-Indies, about the size of the gold-crested wren.

1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 550/2 (list) Gold-crested W[oodpecker].

1848 T. R. Peale in U.S. Exploring Exped.: Mammalia & Ornithol. 317 Tachyphonus auricapilla. (Max.) Gold-crested Tanager.

1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. iii. 46 Lucretia the gold-haired; the gold-crested serpent.

1915 ‘R. Dehan’ Man of Iron xxxix. 349 The regiment of Chasseurs d'Afrique, the gorgeous Cent Gardes in gold-crested, crimson-tufted, silver helmets.

1994 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 10 May d5 It is possible to dine..while watching the races or simply admiring the course's elaborately landscaped infield, complete with pagodas and flocks of gold-crested cockatoos.

2010 S. Montefiore Affair 8 Olivier glanced at her as he removed the gold-crested cuff links from his shirt.

Compounds

gold-crested wren n. now rare the goldcrest, Regulus regulus.

ΚΠ

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 134/2 Anadavadæa, in ornithology, a small bird of the East-Indies, about the size of the gold-crested wren.

1893 Children's Friend 33 123/2 The gold-crested wren is less common, yet it is not unusual to see it in old gardens where there are large fir or cedar trees.

2010 Herald Express (Nexis) 5 Jan. 13 [In Devon of the 1980s and 1990s] 'Yammin' was lambing, and a ‘tiddly goldvinch’ was a gold-crested wren.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gold-crested
释义	gold-crestedadj. Brit. /ɡəʊl(d)ˈkrɛstᵻd/, U.S. /ˌɡoʊl(d)ˈkrɛstəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold adj., crested adj. Etymology: < gold adj. + crested adj. Compare golden-crested adj. Of an animal (esp. a bird): having a yellow crest. Also occasionally of an object: bearing or incorporating a crest that is made from gold, or that is golden in colour.Recorded earliest in gold-crested wren. ΚΠ 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 134/2 Anadavadæa, in ornithology, a small bird of the East-Indies, about the size of the gold-crested wren. 1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 550/2 (list) Gold-crested W[oodpecker]. 1848 T. R. Peale in U.S. Exploring Exped.: Mammalia & Ornithol. 317 Tachyphonus auricapilla. (Max.) Gold-crested Tanager. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. iii. 46 Lucretia the gold-haired; the gold-crested serpent. 1915 ‘R. Dehan’ Man of Iron xxxix. 349 The regiment of Chasseurs d'Afrique, the gorgeous Cent Gardes in gold-crested, crimson-tufted, silver helmets. 1994 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 10 May d5 It is possible to dine..while watching the races or simply admiring the course's elaborately landscaped infield, complete with pagodas and flocks of gold-crested cockatoos. 2010 S. Montefiore Affair 8 Olivier glanced at her as he removed the gold-crested cuff links from his shirt. Compounds gold-crested wren n. now rare the goldcrest, Regulus regulus. ΚΠ 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 134/2 Anadavadæa, in ornithology, a small bird of the East-Indies, about the size of the gold-crested wren. 1893 Children's Friend 33 123/2 The gold-crested wren is less common, yet it is not unusual to see it in old gardens where there are large fir or cedar trees. 2010 Herald Express (Nexis) 5 Jan. 13 [In Devon of the 1980s and 1990s] 'Yammin' was lambing, and a ‘tiddly goldvinch’ was a gold-crested wren. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1754
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