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Dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth
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crownwork
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Wikipedia
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A crownwork is an element of the trace italienne system of fortification and is effectively an expanded Hornwork . It consists of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main ...
Wiktionary
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n. A type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crownwork \Crown"work`\ (-w?rk`), n. (Fort.) A work consisting of two or more bastioned fronts, with their outworks, covering an enceinte, a bridgehead, etc., and connected by wings with the main work or the river bank.
WordNet
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n. dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth [syn: cap ]
Usage examples of crownwork.
And from the crownwork hung carved vines of purple grapes, clusters "as tall as a man.