Found 2 items, similar to crown jewels.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: crown jewels crown jewels n : regalia (jewellery and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions
English → English (gcide) Definition: Crown jewels Crown \Crown\ (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. korw`nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf. Cornice, Corona, Coroner, Coronet.] 1. A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward. “An olive branch and laurel crown.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. --1 Cor. ix. 25. [1913 Webster] Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. --Rev. ii. 10. [1913 Webster] 2. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc. [1913 Webster] Note: Nobles wear coronets; the triple crown of the pope is usually called a tiara. The crown of England is a circle of gold with crosses, fleurs-de-lis, and imperial arches, inclosing a crimson velvet cap, and ornamented with thousands of diamonds and precious stones. [1913 Webster] 3. The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article. [1913 Webster] Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the crown. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and military servants of the crown. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 4. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty. [1913 Webster] There is a power behind the crown greater than the crown itself. --Junius. [1913 Webster] 5. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish. [1913 Webster] The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. --Prov. xvi. 31. [1913 Webster] A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. --Prov. xvi. 4. [1913 Webster] 6. Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection. [1913 Webster] Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 7. The topmost part of anything; the summit. [1913 Webster] The steepy crown of the bare mountains. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 8. The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain. [1913 Webster] From toe to crown he'll fill our skin with pinches. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Twenty things which I set down: This done, I twenty more-had in my crown. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster] 9. The part of a hat above the brim. [1913 Webster] 10. (Anat.) The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth. [1913 Webster] 11. (Arch.) The vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only. [1913 Webster] 12. (Bot.) Same as Corona. [1913 Webster] 13. (Naut.) (a) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank. (b) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line. (c) pl. The bights formed by the several turns of a cable. --Totten. [1913 Webster] 14. The upper range of facets in a rose diamond. [1913 Webster] 15. The dome of a furnace. [1913 Webster] 16. (Geom.) The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters. [1913 Webster] 17. (Eccl.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure. [1913 Webster] 18. A size of writing paper. See under Paper. [1913 Webster] 19. A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1.20; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc., worth nearly twenty-seven cents. [1913 Webster] 20. An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown. [1913 Webster] Crown of aberration (Astron.), a spurious circle around the true circle of the sun. Crown antler (Zo["o]l.), the topmost branch or tine of an antler; also, an antler having a cuplike top, with tines springing from the rim. Crown bar, one of the bars which support the crown sheet of steam-boiler furnace. Crown glass. See under Glass. Crown imperial. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary. Crown jewels, the jewels appertaining to the sovereign while wearing the crown. [Eng.] “She pawned and set to sale the crown jewels.” --Milton. Crown land, land belonging to the crown, that is, to the sovereign. Crown law, the law which governs criminal prosecutions. [Eng.] Crown lawyer, one employed by the crown, as in criminal cases. [Eng.] Crown octavo. See under Paper. Crown office. See in the Vocabulary. Crown paper. See under Paper. Crown piece. See in the Vocabulary. Crown Prince, the heir apparent to a crown or throne. Crown saw. See in the Vocabulary. Crown scab (Far.), a cancerous sore formed round the corners of a horse's hoof. Crown sheet, the flat plate which forms the top of the furnace or fire box of an internally fired steam boiler. Crown shell. (Zo["o]l.) See Acorn-shell. Crown side. See Crown office. Crown tax (Eccl. Hist.), a golden crown, or its value, which was required annually from the Jews by the king of Syria, in the time of the Maccabees. --1 Macc. x. 20. Crown wheel. See in the Vocabulary. Crown work. See in the Vocabulary. Pleas of the crown (Engl. law), criminal actions. [1913 Webster]