Definition of CROWNWORK

crownwork

Meanings

Plural: crownworks

Noun

  • (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
  • A type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress.
  • The addition of a crown.

Origin / Etymology

From crown + work.

Synonyms

cap, crown, jacket, jacket crown

Scrabble Score: 21

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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