cress

Isaac Kremer/ September 9, 2018/ / 0 comments

A crest is a figure placed on a wreath, coronet, or chapeau, borne above the shield and helmet in a coat of arms. 2. Finial. 3. Any plain or ornamental work, often perforated, running continuously in a horizontal direction, as on a canopy, ridge, screen, or wall, although brattishing is preferred for screens. 4. Bed of mortar in which ridge-tiles were set (probably the origin of the word creasing). 5. Cope, called a crest-table in the Middle Ages. 6. Battlement. (Curl & Wilson, 2016)