Any of various creatures having a crest.
"The heron stood gracefully on the riverbank, its elegant head crowned by an intricate red crest."
simple past tense and past participle of crest
"The waves crested and crashed against the shore just as we reached the beach."
bearing an heraldic device
"The knight wore a helmet crested with his family's silver lion, signaling his noble lineage to everyone in the tournament arena."
(of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination
"golden crested"
"crested iris"
"crested oriole"
"tufted duck"
"tufted loosestrife"
Having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a helmet).
"The male bird displayed its bright blue crested feathers while singing to attract a mate."