CROWNPIECE Crown"piece` (-ps`), n. (a) A piece or part which passes over the head, as in a bridle. (b) A coin [In sense (b) properly crown piece.] See Crown, 19.
CROWN-POST
Crown"-post` (kroun"pst`), n.
Defn: Same as King-post.
CROWN-SAW Crown"-saw` (-s`), n. Etym: [From its supposed resemblance to a crown.] (Mech.)
Defn: A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion.
Note: The trephine was the first of the class of crownsaws. Knight.
CROWN SIDE
Crown" side` (sd`).
Defn: See Crown office.
CROWN WHEEL
Crown" wheel` (hwl`). Etym: [Named from its resemblance to a crown.]
(Mach.)
Defn: A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; — called also a contrate wheel or face wheel.