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ot.) See Turk's cap (c) above. -- Turk's turban (Bot.), a plant of the genus Ranunculus; crowfoot.

To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad. Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown. Pope.

om beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold. Underprop the head that bears the crown. Fenton.

To deprive of habitation or shelter, as a crowd.

he cup an union shall he throw, Richer than that which four successive kings In Denmark's crown have worn. Shak.

examined into. Shak. She muttering prayers, as holy rites she meant, Through the divided crowd unquestioned went. Dryden.

Not made sure. [Obs.] Thy now unsured assurance to the crown. Shak.

See Crows.

sion, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him. Alack, thou dost usurp authority. Shak. Another revolution, to get rid of this illegitimate and usurped government, would of course be perfectly j…

n sovereign power; as, the usurper of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a patron. A crown will not want pretenders to claim it, not usurpers, if their power serves them, to possess it. South.

arriage was celebrated and Canterbury, and in the utas of St. Hilary next ensuing she was crowned. Holinshed.

Of or pertaining to a rampart. Vallar crown (Rom. Antiq.), a circular gold crown with palisades, bestowed upon the soldier who first surmounted the rampart and broke into the enemy's camp.

; to enhance in value. [Obs.] Some value themselves to their country by jealousies of the crown. Sir W. Temple.

The Australian pied crow shrike (Strepera graculina). It is glossy bluish black, with the under tail coverts and the tips and bases of the tail feathers white.

The rabble; the crowd; the mob. Shall they hoist me up, And show me to the shouting varletry Of censuring Rome. Shak.

A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex. Specifically: --(a) (Anat.)

The common sort of people; the crowd; the mob. [Obs.] Fuller.

To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton; as, to wad a cloak.

cond and through the bight of the first; a wale knot. Wall knots may be single or double, crowned or double-crowned.

in the navy. -- Warrant to sue and defend. (a) (O. Eng. Law) A special warrant from the crown, authorizing a party to appoint an attorney to sue or defend for him. (b) A special authority given by a party to his attorney to commence a suit, or to appear and defend a suit in his behalf. This warrant is now disused. Bu…