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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>crista</b>: ae, f. cf. cer- in [[cerebrum]], pro-ceres, = cel- in [[excello]].<br /><b>I</b> 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.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> 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.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</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.—*<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> The clitoris, Juv. 6, 422.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>crista</b>,¹¹ æ, f.,<br /><b>1</b> crête [d’un oiseau] : [[Varro]] R. 3, 9, 4 &#124;&#124; [fig.] [[illi]] surgebant cristæ Juv. 4, 70, il dressait sa crête, se rengorgeait<br /><b>2</b> touffe : [[crista]] foliorum Plin. 22, 86, touffe de feuilles &#124;&#124; aigrette, panache : Lucr. 2, 633 ; Liv. 10, 39, 12 &#124;&#124; clitoris : Juv. 6, 422.||[fig.] [[illi]] surgebant cristæ Juv. 4, 70, il dressait sa crête, se rengorgeait<br /><b>2</b> touffe : [[crista]] foliorum Plin. 22, 86, touffe de feuilles||aigrette, panache : Lucr. 2, 633 ; Liv. 10, 39, 12||clitoris : Juv. 6, 422.
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