cresting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɛstɪŋ/

Verb

cresting

1. present participle and gerund of crest

Noun

cresting (plural crestings)

1. (architecture) An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.
   • 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Eastbourne”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27:

     The station also boasts a large semi-domed French pavilion roof with fish-scale tiles and iron cresting, plus a rectangular hall with arcaded upper storey and wooden lantern.

References

• “cresting”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• cringest