noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress. countable
2. 2
   (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth wordnet
3. 3
   The addition of a crown. uncountable
4. 4
   a type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress. wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

capcrownjacketjacket crown

Etymology

From crown + work.

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