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Crest
1. A device placed above a shield on a coat of arms. Their crest was an eagle.
2. An ornamental tuft, ridge, or similar projection on the head of a bird or
other animal. Cockatoos and Cockatiels possess crests which may be raised or
lowered at will.
3. The top of a hill or wave. Summer Street runs along the hill's crest.
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