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"CROWNS" is a plural of: crown. |
Date "CROWNS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Health | A prosthetic restoration that reproduces the entire surface anatomy of the visible natural crown of a tooth. It may be partial (covering three or more surfaces of a tooth) or complete (covering all surfaces). It is made of gold or other metal, porcelain, or resin. (references) |
Industry | Number of pin backs in a card clothing, width per inch. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Crowns (worn by heathen deities): APOLLO wore a crown of laurels. BACCHUS, of grapes or ivy. CERES, of blades of wheat. COMUS, of roses. CYBELÊ, of pine leaves. FLORA, of flowers. FORTUNE, of fir-slips. THE GRACES, of olive-leaves. HERCULES, of poplar-leaves. HYMEN, of roses. JUNO, of quince-leaves. JUPITER, of oak-leaves. THE LARÊS, of rosemary. MERCURY, of ivy, olive-leaves, or mulberries. MINERVA, of olive-leaves. THE MUSES, of flowers. PAN, of pine-leaves. PLUTO, of cypress. POMONA, of fruits. SATURN, of vine-leaves. VENUS, of myrtle or roses. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Crown reverse, 1953 and 1960. The Crown, originally known as the Crown of the Double Rose, was introduced as part of King Henry VIII's monetary reform of 1526. The first coins were minted in gold, and the first silver crowns were not produced until the reign of King Edward VI. Although many people believe that all crowns were minted in silver, until the time of the Commonwealth it was common for crowns to be minted in gold in some quantity. No crowns were minted in the reign of Philip and Mary, but silver as well as gold coins were minted in the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I. Crowns were minted in all reigns between Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II, the last being produced in 1981 -- coins of the same size are still produced, but have a face value of Five Pounds.
See also
British coinageSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Crown (coin)."
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Lyrics | Snatchin' crowns from clowns beat downs are found (Hip-Hop Hooray; performing artist: Naughty By Nature) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | The vision. Political hydrophiobia, shewing the comfort of crowns, and how to obtain them. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Brooks | High seats are never but uneasy, and crowns are always stuffed with thorns. |
E. H. Chapin | The brightest crowns that are worn in heaven have been tried, and smelted, and polished, and glorified through the furnace of tribulation. |
John Ruskin | The last act crowns the play. |
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt | Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us. |
Robert Herrick | Conquer we shall, but, we must first contend! It's not the fight that crowns us, but the end. |
William Shakespeare | Fearless minds climb soonest into crowns. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The decrease of a pile of crowns made bankers sing the Marseillaise |
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Health | Having sealants put on healthy teeth now will save you money in the long run by avoiding fillings, crowns, or caps used to fix decayed teeth. (references) | |
The latter include delayed tooth eruption, altered dental root development with shortening and thinning of the roots, enamel opacities, enamel grooves and pits, small teeth, small crowns, and failure of tooth development and eruption. (references) | ||
Business | In 2000, the military spent over $1.08 billion or 43.95 billion crowns. (references) | |
For 2001, military spending is earmarked at $1.43 billion or 45.11 billion crowns. (references) | ||
A number of CAD/CAM machines are in use in Australia to measure, design and manufacture inlays, onlays and crowns. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Czech Republic | The Council warned TV-3 that fines of millions of crowns might be imposed on the television station. (references) |
Czech Republic | In July an online journalist was questioned repeatedly by police and fined approximately $275 (10,000 Czech crowns) for refusing to cooperate. (references) | |
Economic History | Czech Rep | Investors in these regions may also receive up to 200 thousand crowns ($ 5,000) for each newly created job plus 35% of the requalification costs. (references) |
Human Rights | Czech Republic | On November 26, the Council gave a government grant of $54,000 (2 million Czech crowns) to the NGO People in Need to support an ongoing media campaign against extremism. (references) |
Czech Republic | In 1999 the Government created a $14 million (500 million Czech crowns) endowment that is used by 39 NGO's to work on issues of social welfare, health, culture, education, human rights protection, and the environment. (references) | |
Czech Republic | In June 2000, the Government's Council for Nongovernmental Organizations announced it would be dedicating an additional $37.5 million (1.5 billion Czech crowns) for organizations focusing on human rights and the environment. (references) | |
Minorities | Czech Republic | During the year, the Commission budgeted $625,000 (25 million Czech crowns) for projects to assist in integration of Roma. (references) |
Czech Republic | The court imposed a fine of approximately $3,700 (100,000 Czech crowns); in August the District Court in Prague lowered the fine to approximately $2,220 (60,000 Czech crowns) following an appeal. (references) | |
Czech Republic | On December 7, a settlement was reached in the case of three teenagers, who were charged and convicted of racial violence after throwing Molotov cocktails at a Roma family's home and car in Rokycany in June 2000. The settlement allowed the teenagers' record to be expunged in exchange for words of contrition and a $1,150 (42,500 Czech crowns) payment to the Roma family. (references) | |
Political Economy | Czech Republic | The total GDP in 2000 was $50.78 billion (1.879 trillion Czech crowns). (references) |
CZECH REPUBLIC | The investment threshold was lowered to $5 million in regions with the unemployment rate at least 25 percent higher than the national average and investors in these regions can receive up to 200 thousand crowns (US$ 5,000) for each newly created job plus 35 percent of the requalification costs, among other improvements. (references) | |
SWEDEN | Central government borrowing guidelines require that most of the national debt be in Swedish crowns; that the borrowing be predictable in the short term and flexible in the medium term; that the government (that is, the Cabinet) direct the extent of the borrowing; and that the government report yearly to the parliament. (references) | |
Travel | Slovak Rep | Travelers should expect to pay for services in Slovak crowns. (references) |
Slovak Rep | Engine sizes that are 1,600 cubic centimeters or less cost 400 Slovak crowns (approximately $8). Engines over 1,600 cc cost 800SK (approximately $16), and trucks and buses from 2,000 to 4,000 SK, depending on the weight ($40 - $80). Stickers can be purchased at border crossings, gas stations and post offices. (references) | |
Women | Czech Republic | Amendments to the law in 1999 and 2000 explicitly prohibit employment discrimination based on a variety of factors, including sex, race, skin color, sexual orientation, language, faith, health and family status, and repeated offenses are punishable by fines of up to 1 million Czech crowns. (references) |
Worker Rights | Czech Republic | The monthly average wage is approximately $364 (13,473 Czech crowns) per month. (references) |
Czech Republic | The national minimum wage was approximately $154 (5,700 Czech crowns) per month; compared to approximately $113 (3,600 Czech crowns) per month in the previous year. (references) | |
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| "CROWNS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 98.10% of the time. "CROWNS" is used about 210 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 98.1% | 206 | 21,208 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 1.9% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 210 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "CROWNS". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Ataroth | N/A | Biblical | Crowns |
| Ataroth-addar | N/A | Biblical | Crowns of power |
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Expressions using "CROWNS": one who crowns ♦ that crowns it all! ♦ this crowns it all. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "CROWNS": half-crowns. | |
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| Language | Translations for "CROWNS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Czech | koruny, korun. (various references) | |
Danish | crowns, kroner. (various references) | |
French | crowns. (various references) | |
German | scheiteln (part), Kronen (coronas), Ehrenkronen. (various references) | |
Greek | κρόουνς. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מכתיר (one who crowns). (various references) | |
Icelandic | krónur. (various references) | |
Italian | crowns. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ownscray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | crowns. (various references) | |
Romanian | atâta mai lipsea (that crowns it all, that's the last straw), asta le pune vârf la toate (this crowns it all), asta e prea boacãnã (that beats the devil, that crowns it all). (various references) | |
Spanish | crowns. (various references) | |
Swedish | kronor (kronor). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Chronicles Chapter 4, Verse 13 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai kwdwnaV crusouV tetrakosiouV eiV ta duo diktua kai duo genh roiskwn en tw diktuw tw eni tou sugkaluyai taV duo gwlaq twn cwqareq a estin epanw twn stulwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Malagranata quoque quadringenta et retiacula duo ita ut bini ordines malagranatorum singulis retiaculis iungerentur quae protegerent epistylia et capita columnarum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Also powngarnetis fourty, and two callis, so that two ordris of poungarnetis to alle the callis schulden ben ioyned, the whiche schulden coueren the heued coueryngis, and the heuedis of the pilers. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the capitals which were upon the pillars. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the four hundred apples for the network, two lines of apples for the network covering the two cups of the crowns on the pillars. |
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| Language | 2 Chronicles Chapter 4, Verse 13 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang upat ka gatus ka granada alang sa duruha ka linala; duruha ka laray sa granada alang sa tagsatagsa ka linala, aron sa pagtabon sa duruha ka panaksan sa mga ulo nga dinha sa ibabaw sa mga haligi. |
| Croatian | èetiri stotine mogranja za oba opleta; dva reda mogranja za svaki oplet da prekriju dvije glavice navrh stupova; |
| Dutch | En de vierhonderd granaatappelen tot de twee netten: twee rijen van granaatappelen tot elk net, om de twee bollen der kapitelen te bedekken, die boven op de pilaren waren. |
| Finnish | ja neljäsataa granaattiomenaa kahteen ristikkokoristeeseen, kaksi riviä granaattiomenia kumpaankin ristikkokoristeeseen, peittämään kahta pallonmuotoista pylväänpäätä, jotka olivat pylväitten päällä. |
| French | les quatre cents grenades pour les deux treillis, deux rangées de grenades par treillis, pour couvrir les deux bourrelets des chapiteaux sur le sommet des colonnes; |
| German | und die vierhundert Granatäpfel an den Gitterwerken, zwei Reihen Granatäpfel an jeglichem Gitterwerk, zu bedecken beide Kugeln der Knäufe, die oben auf den Säulen waren. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan empat ratus buah delima akan kedua karang jala-jala itu, yaitu dua jajar buah delima pada sekarangan jala-jala akan menudungi kedua ganja, yang di atas tiang itu. |
| Italian | le quattrocento melagrane per i due reticolati, due file di melagrane per ogni reticolato per coprire i due globi dei capitelli sopra le colonne, |
| Maori | Me nga pamekaranete e wha rau mo nga kupenga e rua; e rua rarangi pamekaranete mo tetahi kupenga hei kopaki mo nga peihana e rua o nga whakapaipai i nga pou. |
| Norwegian | og de fire hundre granatepler til de to nettverk - to rader granatepler til hvert nettverk - til å dekke de to skåler på søilehodene ovenpå søilene; |
| Portuguese | e as quatrocentas romãs para as duas redes, duas fileiras de romãs para cada rede, para cobrirem os dois globos dos capitéis que estavam em cima das colunas. |
| Rumanian | cele patru sute de rodii pentru cele douq reyele, ckte douq wiruri de rodii pentru fiecare reyea, pentru acoperirea celor douq coperiwuri cu cununi ale capetelor de pe vkrful stklpilor; |
| Russian | Й ЮЕФЩТЕУФБ ЗТБОБФПЧЩИ С'МПЛ ОБ "ЧХИ УЕФЛБИ, "ЧБ ТС"Б ЗТБОБФПЧЩИ С'МПЛ "МС ЛБЦ"ПК УЕФЛЙ, "МС ПЛТЩФЙС "ЧХИ П ПСУПЛ ЧЕО"ПЧ, ЛПФПТЩЕ ОБ УФПМ'БИ. |
| Swedish | och därjämte de fyra hundra granatäpplena till de båda nätverken, två rader granatäpplen till vart nätverk, för att de båda klotformiga pelarhuvuden som sutto uppe på pelarna så skulle bliva betäckta. |
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Derivations | |
Words ending with "CROWNS": decrowns, discrowns, recrowns, uncrowns. (additional references) | |
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"CROWNS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chrons, cownt, croans, croens, crohn, crohnes, crohns, crons, cronz, crowish, crowne, crownes, Crowso. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CROWNS" (pronounced krou"nz) |
| 4 | -r ou" n z | browns, drowns, frowns. |
| 3 | -ou" n z | clowns, downs, gowns, towns. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-n-o-r-s-w" | |
-1 letter: corns, crown, crows, scorn, sworn. | |
-2 letters: cons, corn, cors, cows, crow, nows, orcs, owns, rocs, rows, scow, snow, sorn, sown, wons, worn. | |
-3 letters: con, cor, cos, cow, nor, nos, now, ons, orc, ors, own, roc, row, son, sow, won, wos. | |
-4 letters: no, on, or, os, ow, so, wo. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-n-o-r-s-w" | |
+2 letters: cornrows, crowners, crownets, decrowns, discrown, recrowns, uncrowns. | |
+3 letters: cordwains, cowinners, crosstown, crosswind, crownless, discrowns, escrowing, fencerows, inchworms, newcomers. | |
+4 letters: clowneries, cornerways, cornerwise, crackdowns, crosswinds, discrowned, fancyworks, knockwurst, scowdering, scrubwoman, scrubwomen. | |
+5 letters: cankerworms, coneflowers, cordwainers, cornflowers, cowpunchers, craftswoman, craftswomen, crossbowman, crossbowmen, crowdedness, discrowning, knockwursts, lowercasing, workbenches. | |
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