词汇 | crest |
词源 | crest [ME] Crest comes from Latin crista, meaning ‘a tuft or plume’. Crestfallen [L16th], meaning ‘dejected’, is an extension of its original use to describe an animal or bird with a drooping crest. Crease [L16th] is probably an alternative form of crest, the idea being that a fold in a length of cloth forms a ridge or crest. |
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