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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Croissante :: Croissante (a.) Terminated with crescent; -- said of a cross the ends of which are so terminated.
Measles :: Measles (n.) A contagious febrile disorder commencing with catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the appearance on the third day of an eruption of distinct red circular spots, which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised above the surface, and after the fourth day of the eruption gradually decline; rubeola..
Crescent :: Crescent (n.) The emblem of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the taking of Constantinople..
Equicrescent :: Equicrescent (a.) Increasing by equal increments; as, an equicrescent variable..
Excrescent :: Excrescent (a.) Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
Crescent :: Crescent (n.) A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge.
Porbeagle :: Porbeagle (n.) A species of shark (Lamna cornubica), about eight feet long, having a pointed nose and a crescent-shaped tail; -- called also mackerel shark..
Gorget :: Gorget (n.) A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a bird or mammal..
Accrescent :: Accrescent (a.) Growing; increasing.
Pelta :: Pelta (n.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped..
Cusp :: Cusp (n.) The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary.
Crescent :: Crescent (n.) Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.
Crescent :: Crescent (n.) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople.
Crescentic :: Crescentic (a.) Crescent-shaped.
Decrescent :: Decrescent (n.) A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister.
Crescent :: Crescent (a.) Increasing; growing.
Gorget :: Gorget (n.) A small ornamental plate, usually crescent-shaped, and of gilded copper, formerly hung around the neck of officers in full uniform in some modern armies..
Crescent :: Crescent (a.) Shaped like a crescent.
Pallah :: Pallah (n.) A large South African antelope (Aepyceros melampus). The male has long lyrate and annulated horns. The general color is bay, with a black crescent on the croup. Called also roodebok..
Demilune :: Demilune (n.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.
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