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>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ca·ri·na  carinii  corn  cor·nea 
 
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