Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having a round crest; fan-crested: specific in the phrase round-crested duck, the hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus. Catesby, 1731. See cut under merganser.

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  • For the construction of weir bodies with vertical headwater side in rivers transporting a large amount of bed load, it should be remembered that after a prolonged period of operation, this weir will have the same effect as a broad, round-crested weir due to the alluvial deposits in front of the weir face.

    3. Hydraulic operation and calculations 1989

  • On both shores rise round-crested wooded hills -- the foothills of the parallel ranges of mountains by which the wide valley is shut in.

    The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals 1881

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