Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CROWN, n. [Fr. couronne; Arm. curun; W. coron; D. kroon; G. krone; Sw. krona; Dan. krone; Ir. coroin; L. corona; Sp. and It. id.; Gr. κορωνη. The radical letters appear to be Cr, as corolla, without n, indicates. Qu. a top or roundness. See Chorus.]

1. An ornament worn on the head by kings and sovereign princes, as a badge of imperial or regal power and dignity. Figuratively, regal power; royalty; kingly government, or executive authority.
2. A wreath or garland.
3. Honorary distinction; reward. They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; we, an incorruptible. – 1 Cor. ix.
4. Honor; splendor; dignity. The crown has fallen from our heads. – Lam. v. Phil. iv. A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. Prov. xii.
5. The top of the head; the top of a mountain or other elevated object. The end of an anchor, or the point from which the arms proceed.
6. The part of a hat which covers the top of the head.
7. A coin anciently stamped with the figure of a crown. The English crown is five shillings sterling. The French crown is a hundred and nine cents. Other coins bear the same name.
8. Completion; accomplishment.
9. Clerical tonsure in a circular form; a little circle shaved on the top of the head, as a mark of ecclesiastical office or distinction.
10. Among jewelers, the upper work of a rose diamond.
11. In botany, an appendage to the top of a seed, which serves to bear it in the wind.