crests
Heraldic shield emblems
Crests are the topmost parts or highest points of things.
A wave has a crest just before it breaks.
A hill's crest is its summit.
A bird's crest is the tuft of feathers on its head; a rooster's is its fleshy comb.
Heraldic crests are emblems displayed on shields or above them.
To crest is to reach the top: The river crested at twelve feet.
We crested the ridge at dawn.
Hereditary symbolic emblem
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- blazonHeraldic shield notation
- chargeCost or accusation
- fieldArea of specialty
tincture · motto · helmet · mantling · wreath · coronet · supporters · badge
Foam-topped breaking waves
- breakersWaves that collapse shoreward
- foamBubble-filled substance
- surfWaves near shore
- swellIncrease in size
curling · spray · spume · rollers · billows · combers · breaking · churning
Utmost height attained
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- zenithPoint straight overhead
mountaintop · ridgeline · highpoint · altitude · elevation · prominence · tor · arete
coat of arms
Hereditary symbolic emblem
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- blazonHeraldic shield notation
- chargeCost or accusation
field · tincture · motto · helmet · mantling · wreath · coronet · supporters · badge · herald
whitecaps
Foam-topped breaking waves
swell · curling · spray · spume · rollers · billows · combers · breaking · churning · frothing
peak
Utmost height attained
zenith · mountaintop · ridgeline · highpoint · altitude · elevation · prominence · tor · arete · skyline
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
aigrette · topknot · crown · headdress · panache · comb · display · mating · courtship · bird
logo
Company identifying symbol
symbol · monogram · device · toothpaste · letterhead · branding · signet · medallion
- local emblemscoat of arms, shields, state seals
- medieval heraldrycoat of arms, shields, heraldry, insignia, livery
- wave patternstide patterns, ripples, swells, curls, whitecaps
- gun ornamentationscrollwork, checkering, gold inlay, silver inlay, wood inlay
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- medieval thingscastles, cathedrals, knights, armor, swords
- family crestHereditary household emblem
- wave crestSwell's highest point
- school crestInstitution's official symbol
- royal crestOfficial emblem of monarchy
- house crestHereditary identifying emblem
- college crestUniversity's official emblem
crest, crestfallen, crested, cresting, crestless, hillcrests