ETYM Latin corona crown. Related to Crown.
Colored ring, due to diffraction, seen round sun or moon; luminous envelope surrounding sun; Phonetics, tip of tongue.
1. One or more circles of light seen around a luminous object.
2. A long cigar with blunt ends.
3. (Anatomy) Any structure that resembles a crown in shape.
Faint halo of hot (about 2,000,000şC/3,600,000şF) and tenuous gas around the Sun, which boils from the surface. It is visible at solar eclipses or through a coronagraph, an instrument that blocks light from the Sun’s brilliant disc. Gas flows away from the corona to form the solar wind. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. corone, coroun, crune, croun, Old Fren. corone, corune, French couronne, from Latin corona crown, wreath; akin to Greek korone anything curved, crown; cf. also Latin curvus curved. Related to Cornice, Corona, Coroner, Coronet.
Official headdress worn by a king or queen. The modern crown originated with the diadem, an embroidered fillet worn by Eastern rulers, for which a golden band was later substituted. A laurel crown was granted by the Greeks to a victor in the games, and by the Romans to a triumphant general. Crowns came into use among the Byzantine emperors and the European kings after the fall of the Western Empire.
Perhaps the oldest crown in Europe is the Iron Crown of Lombardy, made in 591. The crown of Charlemagne, preserved in Vienna, consists of eight gold plates.
1. The headware worn as a symbol of a monarchy.
2. (Archaic) An English coin worth 5 shillings.
3. An ornamental headdress signifying sovereignty; SYN. diadem.
4. The top, rear portion of the head.
5. The uppermost part of a shape; SYN. peak, summit.
6. The part of a hat covering the crown of the head.
7. A wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory.
8. The enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum.
9. The upper branches and leaves of a tree; SYN. capitulum, treetop. + prikaži više