crest - (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

heraldry - emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms

quartering - a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages

heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"

adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"