CROWNING, participle present tense Investing with a crown, or with royalty or supreme power; honoring with a wreath or with distinction; adorning; rewarding; finishing; perfecting. CROWNING, noun 1. In architecture, the finishing of a member or any ornamental work. 2. In marine language, the finishing part of a knot, or interweaving of the strands.
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