naval crownn.

Brit.

/ˌneɪvl ˈkraʊn/, U.S.

/ˌneɪv(ə)l ˈkraʊn/

Forms: see naval adj. and crown n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: naval adj., crown n.

Etymology: < naval adj. + crown n., after classical Latin nāvālis corōna.

Roman History and Heraldry.

A crown or garland given, originally by the Romans, to a person who achieved victory or distinction in a sea battle. Also: a depiction of such a crown, esp. as a crest or charge in heraldry. Cf. rostral crown n. at rostral adj. and n. Compounds.

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society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > decorations or orders > crowns and wreaths

naval crown?a1439

civil crowna1522

civic garland1542

obsidional crown1546

oval1614

civic crown1649

olive crown1679

crown-mure1682

rostral crown1686

stephane1847

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. 274 (MED) Naual crownes whilom wer ordeyned For them that fauht manli on the se.

1494 Loutfut MS f. 125^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Naval(l The croun nawall is giffin wnto him that fechtis on the see.

1593 G. Peele Famous Chron. King Edward the First sig. A3^v Welcome manly followers, That..on your war drums carry crownes as kings, Crowne Murall, Nauall.]

1656 T. Blount Glossographia (at cited word) The Naval Crown was given to him, who first entred the enemies ship in a Battle at Sea.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 461 A Naval Crown, that binds his Manly Brows, The happy Fortune of the Fight foreshows.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Naval Tho A. Gellius seems to speak generally, where he says the Naval Crown was adorn'd with Prows of Ships; Lipsius distinguishes two kinds of Naval Crowns.

1797 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 462/2 The naval or rostral crown is still used with coats-of-arms.

1824 L. Sayer Wreck of honor i. iid. 10 You..have snatch'd the wreath of their thousand victories over us, to decorate your own naval crown.

1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career I. xiii. 192 Such a letter of tears as to make Mr. Romfrey believe the naval crown of glory his highest ambition.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 425/2 [Agrippa] was victorious at Mylae and Naulochus, and received the honour of a naval crown for his services.

1950 C. W. Scott-Giles Boutell's Heraldry (rev. ed.) xvii. 187 The Naval Crown..a circlet on which are mounted the stems and sails of ships alternately..has been granted as a crest-coronet or charge to distinguished sailors.

1988 Jrnl. Navigation 41 327 Sir William..was allowed to place his own portrait on the cards for the Standard Compass in the position which, for nearly half a century, had been occupied by the Naval crown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	naval crown
释义	naval crownn. Brit. /ˌneɪvl ˈkraʊn/, U.S. /ˌneɪv(ə)l ˈkraʊn/ Forms: see naval adj. and crown n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: naval adj., crown n. Etymology: < naval adj. + crown n., after classical Latin nāvālis corōna. Roman History and Heraldry. A crown or garland given, originally by the Romans, to a person who achieved victory or distinction in a sea battle. Also: a depiction of such a crown, esp. as a crest or charge in heraldry. Cf. rostral crown n. at rostral adj. and n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > decorations or orders > crowns and wreaths naval crown?a1439 civil crowna1522 civic garland1542 obsidional crown1546 oval1614 civic crown1649 olive crown1679 crown-mure1682 rostral crown1686 stephane1847 a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. 274 (MED) Naual crownes whilom wer ordeyned For them that fauht manli on the se. 1494 Loutfut MS f. 125^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Naval(l The croun nawall is giffin wnto him that fechtis on the see. 1593 G. Peele Famous Chron. King Edward the First sig. A3^v Welcome manly followers, That..on your war drums carry crownes as kings, Crowne Murall, Nauall.] 1656 T. Blount Glossographia (at cited word) The Naval Crown was given to him, who first entred the enemies ship in a Battle at Sea. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 461 A Naval Crown, that binds his Manly Brows, The happy Fortune of the Fight foreshows. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Naval Tho A. Gellius seems to speak generally, where he says the Naval Crown was adorn'd with Prows of Ships; Lipsius distinguishes two kinds of Naval Crowns. 1797 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 462/2 The naval or rostral crown is still used with coats-of-arms. 1824 L. Sayer Wreck of honor i. iid. 10 You..have snatch'd the wreath of their thousand victories over us, to decorate your own naval crown. 1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career I. xiii. 192 Such a letter of tears as to make Mr. Romfrey believe the naval crown of glory his highest ambition. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 425/2 [Agrippa] was victorious at Mylae and Naulochus, and received the honour of a naval crown for his services. 1950 C. W. Scott-Giles Boutell's Heraldry (rev. ed.) xvii. 187 The Naval Crown..a circlet on which are mounted the stems and sails of ships alternately..has been granted as a crest-coronet or charge to distinguished sailors. 1988 Jrnl. Navigation 41 327 Sir William..was allowed to place his own portrait on the cards for the Standard Compass in the position which, for nearly half a century, had been occupied by the Naval crown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1439
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