Etymology

cristate

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Today it means: Having a crest; crested. Full definition →

Latin cristātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcristātus
  2. English todaycristate

First attested in 1661; borrowed from Latin cristātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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