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crowning

/ˈkɹaʊnɪŋ/ noun C2
  1. A coronation. · The crownings of the two successive monarchs were only a year apart.
  2. The act of one who crowns (in various senses).
  3. The stage of vaginal childbirth when the infant's head remains consistently visible at the vulva.

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But the sleeves--they were the crowning glory!
Anne of Green Gables, p. 195 · C1
Holmes looked at him thoughtfully, like a master chess-player who meditates his crowning move.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 38 · B2

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