'Crown paper' definitions:

Definition of 'Crown paper'

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Crown \Crown\ (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. korw`nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf. Cornice, Corona, Coroner, Coronet.]
1. A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward. "An olive branch and laurel crown." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. --1 Cor. ix. 25. [1913 Webster]
Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. --Rev. ii. 10. [1913 Webster]
2. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc. [1913 Webster]
Note: Nobles wear coronets; the triple crown of the pope is usually called a tiara. The crown of England is a circle of gold with crosses, fleurs-de-lis, and imperial arches, inclosing a crimson velvet cap, and ornamented with thousands of diamonds and precious stones. [1913 Webster]
3. The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article. [1913 Webster]
Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the crown. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and military servants of the crown. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
4. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty. [1913 Webster]
There is a power behind the crown greater than the crown itself. --Junius. [1913 Webster]
5. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish. [1913 Webster]
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. --Prov. xvi. 31. [1913 Webster]
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. --Prov. xvi. 4. [1913 Webster]
6. Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection. [1913 Webster]
Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
7. The topmost part of anything; the summit. [1913 Webster]
The steepy crown of the bare mountains. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
8. The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain. [1913 Webster]
From toe to crown he'll fill our skin with pinches. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Twenty things which I set down: This done, I twenty more-had in my crown. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]
9. The part of a hat above the brim. [1913 Webster]
10. (Anat.) The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth. [1913 Webster]
11. (Arch.) The vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only. [1913 Webster]
12. (Bot.) Same as Corona. [1913 Webster]
13. (Naut.) (a) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank. (b) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line. (c) pl. The bights formed by the several turns of a cable. --Totten. [1913 Webster]
14. The upper range of facets in a rose diamond. [1913 Webster]
15. The dome of a furnace. [1913 Webster]
16. (Geom.) The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters. [1913 Webster]
17. (Eccl.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure. [1913 Webster]
18. A size of writing paper. See under Paper. [1913 Webster]
19. A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1.20; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc., worth nearly twenty-seven cents. [1913 Webster]
20. An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown. [1913 Webster]
Crown of aberration (Astron.), a spurious circle around the true circle of the sun.
Crown antler (Zool.), the topmost branch or tine of an antler; also, an antler having a cuplike top, with tines springing from the rim.
Crown bar, one of the bars which support the crown sheet of steam-boiler furnace.
Crown glass. See under Glass.
Crown imperial. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.
Crown jewels, the jewels appertaining to the sovereign while wearing the crown. [Eng.] "She pawned and set to sale the crown jewels." --Milton.
Crown land, land belonging to the crown, that is, to the sovereign.
Crown law, the law which governs criminal prosecutions. [Eng.]
Crown lawyer, one employed by the crown, as in criminal cases. [Eng.]
Crown octavo. See under Paper.
Crown office. See in the Vocabulary.
Crown paper. See under Paper.
Crown piece. See in the Vocabulary.
Crown Prince, the heir apparent to a crown or throne.
Crown saw. See in the Vocabulary.
Crown scab (Far.), a cancerous sore formed round the corners of a horse's hoof.
Crown sheet, the flat plate which forms the top of the furnace or fire box of an internally fired steam boiler.
Crown shell. (Zool.) See Acorn-shell.
Crown side. See Crown office.
Crown tax (Eccl. Hist.), a golden crown, or its value, which was required annually from the Jews by the king of Syria, in the time of the Maccabees. --1 Macc. x. 20.
Crown wheel. See in the Vocabulary.
Crown work. See in the Vocabulary.
Pleas of the crown (Engl. law), criminal actions. [1913 Webster]