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Adjective: crested  kres-tid
  1. (heraldry) bearing an heraldic device
     
  2. (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination
    "golden crested"; "crested iris";
    - topknotted, tufted
     
  3. (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume
    - plumed
Verb: crest  krest
  1. Lie at the top of
    "Snow crested the mountains";
    - cap
     
  2. Reach a high point
    "The river crested last night"

See also: adorned, decorated

Type of: lie, peak, top out

Encyclopedia: Crested

Crest, Drôme