cresting - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • pierce: The polygonal angle turrets end in crocketed spires, and between them is a big pierced strapwork cresting.

Adjective modifier

  • top: Proscenium arch survives, with top cresting, blocked by later inserted cinema screen.
  • decorative: Most customers choose a decorative ridge cresting with finial which appears historically.

Modifies a noun

  • wave: Instantly recognizable by the famous ' cresting wave ' cutaway body, this enduring range of solid body guitars is ideal for lead guitar.

Noun used with modifier

  • ridge: Most customers choose a decorative ridge cresting with finial which appears historically.
  • strapwork: The polygonal angle turrets end in crocketed spires, and between them is a big pierced strapwork cresting.
  • wave: A rippling sea, waves cresting into foam, frames the picture.

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