crownpiece
[ kroun-pees ]
/ ˈkraʊnˌpis /
noun
the strap of a bridle that fits across the head of a horse.
Words nearby crownpiece
crowned head,
crowner,
crownet,
crowning,
crownland,
crownpiece,
crownwork,
crowstep,
croydon,
croydon facelift,
croze
Example sentences from the Web for crownpiece
Beaufort grew deadly pale as he bent over the crownpiece, and seemed scarcely to have courage to look his friend in his face.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2) |Charles LeverThat crownpiece John had put into the hands of his mother, to keep.
As an inevitable result of all the influences that constitute his world he finds himself yearning for meliorism as the crownpiece.
The Vitalized School |Francis B. PearsonThe other gave him a 210 crownpiece, and desired him to keep it for his sake.
British Dictionary definitions for crownpiece
crownpiece
/ (ˈkraʊnˌpiːs) /
noun
the piece forming or fitting the top of something
the strap of a bridle that goes over a horse's head behind the ears