verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To adorn with a crest. transitive

   "Two foaming billows flow'd upon her breast, Which did their tops with coral red increst"

Example

More examples

"Two foaming billows flow'd upon her breast, Which did their tops with coral red increst"

Etymology

From in- + crest.

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