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Definition of crescent

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Crescent (n.) The increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a convex edge; also, applied improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state..

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Crescentwise :: Crescentwise (adv.) In the form of a crescent; like a crescent.

Increscent :: Increscent (a.) Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side..

Lunule :: Lunule (n.) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust. of Bivalve..

Crescentic :: Crescentic (a.) Crescent-shaped.

Crescent :: Crescent (n.) Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the second by Rene of Anjou, in 1448; and the third by the Sultan Selim III., in 1801, to be conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services..

Lunule :: Lunule (n.) Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula, a lune..

Lunated :: Lunated (a.) Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross..

Decrescent :: Decrescent (n.) A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister.

Half-moon :: Half-moon (n.) The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.

Crescent :: Crescent (n.) Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.

Lunulet :: Lunulet (n.) A small spot, shaped like a half-moon or crescent; as, the lunulet on the wings of many insects..

Meniscus :: Meniscus (n.) A crescent.

Crescent :: Crescent (v. t.) To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent..

Lunulated :: Lunulated (a.) Resembling a small crescent.

Bicornous :: Bicornous (a.) Having two horns; two-horned; crescentlike.

Accrescent :: Accrescent (a.) Growing; increasing.

Lune :: Lune (n.) A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two intersecting arcs of circles..

Horn :: Horn (n.) One of the curved ends of a crescent; esp., an extremity or cusp of the moon when crescent-shaped..

Dispose :: Dispose (v. t.) To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent..

Moonwort :: Moonwort (n.) Any fern of the genus Botrychium, esp. B. Lunaria; -- so named from the crescent-shaped segments of its frond..