Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a white crest, as a bird or other animal: as, the white-crested turakoo (see
turakoo ); the great white-crested cockatoo, Cacatua cristata; the white-crested black Polish fowl; the white-crested spiny rat (seeLoncheres ).
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Examples
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I was proud to note, though, that Lovey is the same kind of chicken that Brett owns: white-crested black Polish.
Chicken Spaghetti: 2009
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Always, to starboard or to port, at the bow or over the stern, when he stood up resting his fore-feet on the six-inch rail and gazing, he saw only the ocean, broken-faced and turbulent, yet orderly marching its white-crested seas before the drive of the trade.
CHAPTER III 2010
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I was proud to note, though, that Lovey is the same kind of chicken that Brett owns: white-crested black Polish.
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He began to pace the length of the ship, hands clasped behind his back, the wind whipping his hair as he locked gazes with the white-crested sea and wrestled with his thoughts.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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He began to pace the length of the ship, hands clasped behind his back, the wind whipping his hair as he locked gazes with the white-crested sea and wrestled with his thoughts.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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He began to pace the length of the ship, hands clasped behind his back, the wind whipping his hair as he locked gazes with the white-crested sea and wrestled with his thoughts.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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She saw something leaping out over the white-crested caps, making tiny little arcs, over and over again.
Beacon Street Girls: Ready! Set! Hawaii! Annie Bryant 2009
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She saw something leaping out over the white-crested caps, making tiny little arcs, over and over again.
Beacon Street Girls: Ready! Set! Hawaii! Annie Bryant 2009
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She saw something leaping out over the white-crested caps, making tiny little arcs, over and over again.
Beacon Street Girls: Ready! Set! Hawaii! Annie Bryant 2009
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She saw something leaping out over the white-crested caps, making tiny little arcs, over and over again.
Beacon Street Girls: Ready! Set! Hawaii! Annie Bryant 2009
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