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the most expensive way to tell someone you're in charge
means A circular ornamental headpiece worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereign power, or by extension the royal authority itself — and, by looser extension, the top of anything (a head, a tooth, a hill).
from From Latin 'corona,' meaning a wreath or garland — the victory crown of leaves before it became a crown of gold. It traveled through Old French 'corone' into Middle English, picking up its 'cr-' spelling along the way. The same 'corona' still lights up in the sun's outer atmosphere and, more recently, in the name of a certain virus — all of them rings encircling a center.
- weight
- England's St Edward's Crown weighs nearly five pounds
- dental
- caps a broken tooth, also royally expensive
- tree tops
- a forest's leafy upper layer is its crown
- jewel heist
- crown jewels guarded behind bulletproof glass and gravity
- boxing
- a champion's title belt is also called the crown
british imperial state crown — worn by uk monarchs at coronation, set with 2,868 diamonds, pearls, and gemstones
iron crown of lombardy — used to crown kings of italy since 7th century, housed in monza cathedral
crown of charlemagne — holy roman emperor's crown from 8th century, currently in hofburg palace vienna