Ex. Argent, three couple-closes interlaced vert. COURANT. Running. [Illustration: Courant] Ex. Argent, a stag proper courant. CRENELLE. The French heraldic term for embattled. See EMBATTLED. [Illustration: Crenelle] CRESCENT. The half moon with its horns turned upwards. [Illustration: Crescent] Ex. Azure, a crescent argent. CREST. The ornament on the upper part of the helmet in Heraldry placed over coats of arms, either with or without the helmet. By referring to the title-page of this work the crests of Great Britain will be found with all the adornments of regal helmets. The English crest is a crown surmounted by a lion statant guardant crowned, or. The Scottish crest is an imperial crown, surmounted by a lion sejant guardant, displaying two sceptres or. The Irish crest is an ancient diadem surmounted by an embattled tower, a stag courant issuing from the portal. The crest of Wales is a dragon passant guardant, gules.--The whole of these crests, with mantlings, &c., are emblazoned on the title-page of this Manual. [Illustration: Crest] Crests are usually displayed upon a wreath as in the annexed example, which is a demi-lion rampant. If a crest this size had been placed upon an helmet of proportionate size it must have occupied a sixth part of this page, and the shield containing the arms to be in proportion considerably larger: in showing the crest without the helmet proportion is of little consequence. See HELMET, WREATH, and MANTLING. CRESTED. A cock or other bird, whose comb is of a different tincture from the body, is said to be crested. See JOWLOPED. CRINED. This is said of an animal whose hair is of a different tincture from its body. [Illustration: Crined] Ex. Argent, a mermaid gules, crined or. CROSIER. The pastoral staff of a bishop or abbot: a very frequent charge in ecclesiastical arms. [Illustration: Crosier] Ex. Or, a crosier gules, in bend.