Crown Derby noun

A late-18c porcelain made at Derby, marked with a crown

crowned head noun

A monarch

crown gall noun

A disease of plants, esp fruit trees, caused by a bacterium (Agrobacterium tumefaciens), forming tumours along roots and shoots

crown glass noun

1. Alkali-lime glass
2. Window glass formed in circular plates or discs

crown graft noun (horticulture)

Insertion of scions between bark and wood

crown green noun

A bowling green with the centre higher than the edges

crownˈ-head noun

(in draughts) the back row of squares, where a piece is crowned

crown imperial noun

A garden plant, a species of fritillary having bell-shaped orange flowers

crown jewels plural noun

1. The jewels, including the regalia, worn by the sovereign on state occasions
2. The male genitalia (euphemistic)
3. Any group of things regarded as the most valuable items in a collection

crown land noun

1. Land belonging to the crown or sovereign
2. Land under control of the state in some countries and colonies of the Commonwealth

crown lawyer noun

A lawyer who acts for the crown in criminal cases

crown living noun

A church financially supported by the crown

crown octavo noun

An octavo 5×71/2in

Crown Office noun

1. The administrative office of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court
2. The office in which the great seal is affixed
3. The headquarters of the administration of criminal justice in Scotland

crown of thorns noun

1. A starfish that preys on living coral
2. A thorny Madagascan shrub (Euphorbia splendens) with red flowers and slender thorns

crown piece noun

A five-shilling piece

crownˈ-post noun

A king-post in a roof

crown prince noun

The heir apparent to the crown

crown princess noun

1. The female heir to a throne
2. The wife of a crown prince

Crown Prosecution Service noun

The independent prosecuting body in England and Wales which decides whether cases brought by the police should be tried in the courts

Crown prosecutor noun (Can)

A Crown attorney

crown roast noun

Roast ribs of lamb or pork arranged in a circle like a crown

crown rot noun

A disease affecting rhubarb, caused by a soil-borne bacterium (Erwinia rhapontici)

crown saw noun

A saw consisting of a rotating cylinder with cutting teeth

crown vetch noun

A trailing plant (Coronilla varia), of the pea family with pink or purple flowers

crownˈ-wheel noun (horology)

A wheel with teeth set at right angles to its plane

crown witness noun

A witness for the crown in a criminal prosecution instituted by it

crownˈwork noun

1. The manufacture and fitting of artificial crowns for teeth
2. Such an artificial crown or crowns
3. An outwork composed of a bastion between two curtains, with demi-bastions at the extremes (fortification)

crown of the causeway

The middle of the street

to crown it all

As the culminating event (in a series of unfortunate events)