An ornamental decoration at the ridge of a roof or top of a wall.
（屋脊或墙顶上的）脊饰
Example sentencesExamples
Oval mirrored sconces of the era were typically crowned with rope-tied cresting.
A missing shell beneath the cresting, clearly shown in a 1905 Country Life photograph, has been reinstated, as has the bevelled glass (to replace the previous modern unsilvered glass sheet).
That's a time I do remember, quite fondly: the house was a big old place, built from old wood, crowned with a steep shingled roof, crestings, and defunct chimneys.
As in the Gustavian era, they were typically crowned by a rope-tied cresting or sometimes by a lyre.
Definition of cresting in US English:
cresting
nounˈkrestiNG
An ornamental decoration at the ridge of a roof or top of a wall or screen.
（屋脊或墙顶上的）脊饰
Example sentencesExamples
As in the Gustavian era, they were typically crowned by a rope-tied cresting or sometimes by a lyre.
That's a time I do remember, quite fondly: the house was a big old place, built from old wood, crowned with a steep shingled roof, crestings, and defunct chimneys.
Oval mirrored sconces of the era were typically crowned with rope-tied cresting.
A missing shell beneath the cresting, clearly shown in a 1905 Country Life photograph, has been reinstated, as has the bevelled glass (to replace the previous modern unsilvered glass sheet).