Like as the shining sky in summer's night, . . .
Is crested with lines of fiery light.
Spenser.
Crest (kr&ebreve;st), v. i. To form a crest.
Crest"ed (kr&ebreve;st"&ebreve;d), a. 1. Having a crest.
But laced crested helm.
Dryden.
2. (Zo÷l.) Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head. "The crested bird." Dryden.
3. (Bott.) Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft. Gray.
Crest"fall`en (-f?l`'n), a. 1. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed.
Let it make thee crestfullen;
Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride.
Shak.
2. Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse.
Crest"ing, n. (Arch.) An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.
Crest"less, a. Without a crest or escutcheon; of low birth. "Crestless yeomen." Shak.
Cre*syl"ic (kr&esl;*s&ibreve;l"&ibreve;k), a. [From Creosote.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cresol, creosote, etc.
Cresylic acid. (Chem.) See Cresol.
Cre*ta"ceous (kr&esl;*tā"shŭs), a. [L. cretaceus, fr. creta chalk. See Crayon.] Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk; chalky; as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See Chalk.
Cretaceous acid, an old name for carbonic acid. -- Cretaceous formation (Geol.), the series of strata of various kinds, including beds of chalk, green sand, etc., formed in the Cretaceous period; -- called also the chalk formation. See the Diagram under Geology. -- Cretaceous period (Geol.), the time in the latter part of the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was deposited.
Cre*ta"ceous*ly, adv. In a chalky manner; as chalk.
Cre"tan (krē"tan), a. Pertaining to Crete, or Candia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Crete or Candia.