in armoury, the top-part of the armour, for the head, mounting over the helmet, in manner of a comb, or tuft of a cock; deriving its name from cri-fla, a cock's comb.

The crest was for the most part made of feathers, or the hair of horse's tails or mains. The soldiers took great pride in adorning them.

in heraldry, the figure placed above the helmet in an achievement. See HERALDRY, no. 49.

CREST-fallen, a fault of a horse, when the upper part of his neck, called the creft, hangs to one side: this they cure by placing it upright, clipping away the spare skin, and applying plasters to keep it in a proper position.