Note: The trephine was the first of the class of crownsaws. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Crown saw — Crown Crown (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. korw nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crown-saw — crown saw, sparrow etc.: see crown n. 35 … Useful english dictionary
crown saw — n. HOLE SAW … English World dictionary
crown saw — noun a saw having teeth around the edge of a hollow cylinder • Hypernyms: ↑saw * * * noun : a saw for cutting round holes having its teeth at the edge of a hollow cylinder called also cylinder saw, hole saw * * * a rotary saw consisting of a… … Useful english dictionary
crown saw — a rotary saw consisting of a hollow cylinder with teeth formed on one end or edge, as a trephine or trepanning saw. Also called cylinder saw, hole saw. [1860 65] * * * … Universalium
crown saw — /ˈkraʊn sɔ/ (say krown saw) noun a rotary saw consisting of a hollow cylinder with teeth on its end or edge, as the surgeon s trephine …
crown saw — noun another term for hole saw … English new terms dictionary
crown saw — a form of trephine … Medical dictionary
Crown — (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. korw nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf. {Cornice},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crown antler — Crown Crown (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. korw nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
