Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
[ud taṃs ac] 1 A crest, chaplet, an ornament worn on the crown of the head; uttaṃ niharata vāri mūrdhajebhyaḥ Śi. 8. 57; sudhāṃśukali- tottaṃsastāpaṃ haratu vaḥ śivaḥ Chandr. 5. 59, cf. karṇottaṃsa.
2 An ear-ring; Māl. 5. 18; Bv. 2. 55.
