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crista , ae, f. cf. cer- in cerebrum, pro-ceres, = cel- in excello.
I. Prop., a tuft on the head of animals; most freq. of the comb of a cock, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4 and 5; Plin. 10, 56, 77, § 156; Juv. 13, 233 al.; “of a lapwing,” Ov. M. 6, 672; Plin. 10, 29, 44, § 86; “of a serpent,” Ov. M. 7, 150; 15, 669; Plin. 11, 37, 44, § 122.—Prov.: illi surgunt cristae, his crest rises, he carries his head high, i. e. he is conceited, Juv. 4, 70.—
II. Transf.
A. A tuft of leaves on plants: “foliorum,” Plin. 22, 22, 43, § 86: crista galli or absol. crista, the name of a plant, = alectoros lophos, the cock's comb, id. 27, 5, 23, § 40.—
B. The crest of a helmet, plume, Lucr. 2, 633; Liv. 10, 39, 12; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 200; Verg. A. 3, 468; 6, 779 et saep.—*
C. The clitoris, Juv. 6, 422.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 6.672
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7.150
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 3.468
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 2.633
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 10.86
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 27.40
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 11.122
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 10, 39.12
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