Part 2622

<blockquote>O this false soul of Egypt! this grave charm . . . . Whose bosom was my <b>crownet</b>, my chief end. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Crown-imperial</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crown"-im*pe"ri*al</hw> <tt>(-?m-p?"r?-<it>a</it>l)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A spring-blooming plant (<spn>Fritillaria imperialis</spn>) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell-shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves.</def>

<h1>Crownless</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crown"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Without a crown.</def>

<h1>Crownlet</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crown"let</hw> <tt>(-l?t)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A coronet.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Crown office</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crown" of`fice</hw> <tt>(?f`f?s; 115)</tt>. <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the <i>crown side</i> of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases.</def>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<h1>Crownpiece</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crown"piece`</hw> <tt>(-p?s`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A piece or part which passes over the head, as in a bridle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A coin [In sense <sd>(b)</sd> properly <i>crown piece</i>.] See <er>Crown</er>, 19.</def>

<h1>Crown-post</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crown"-post`</hw> <tt>(kroun"p?st`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>King-post</er>.</def>

<h1>Crown-saw</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crown"-saw`</hw> <tt>(-s?`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From its supposed resemblance to a <ets>crown</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion.</def>

<note>&hand; The trephine was the first of the class of crownsaws.</note>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Crown side</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crown" side`</hw> <tt>(s?d`)</tt>. <def> See <er>Crown office</er>.</def>

<h1>Crown wheel</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crown" wheel`</hw> <tt>(hw?l`)</tt>. <ety>[Named from its resemblance to a <ets>crown</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; -- called also a <altname>contrate wheel</altname> or <altname>face wheel</altname>.</def>

<h1>Crownwork</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crown"work`</hw> <tt>(-w?rk`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A work consisting of two or more bastioned fronts, with their outworks, covering an enceinte, a bridgehead, etc., and connected by wings with the main work or the river bank.</def>

<h1>Crow-quill</h1> <Xpage=350>

<hw>Crow"-quill`</hw> <tt>(kr?"kw?l`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A quill of the crow, or a very fine pen made from such a quill.</def>

<h1>Crows</h1> <Xpage=350>