crown someone with something
1. Lit. to place a crown on someone's head. They crowned the prince with the heavily jeweled royal crown.
2. Fig. to strike someone on the head with something. She crowned him with a skillet. The carpenter crowned himself with a board he knocked loose.
crown something with something
Fig. to place something on the very top of something. (As if crowning royalty.) The chef crowned the cake with golden icing.