n 1 : the topmost part of the skull or head 2 : the part of a tooth external to the gum or an artificial substitute for this vt : to put an artificial crown on (a tooth) vi , in childbirth : to appear at the vaginal opening - used of the first part (as the crown of the head) of the infant to appear <an anesthetic was given when the head ed> .
vi , in childbirth : to appear at the vaginal opening - used of the first part (as the crown of the head) of the infant to appear <an anesthetic was given when the head 
