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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Demilune :: Demilune (n.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.
Crescent :: Crescent (v. t.) To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent..
Lunated :: Lunated (a.) Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross..
Horning :: Horning (n.) Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent..
Bicornous :: Bicornous (a.) Having two horns; two-horned; crescentlike.
Cusp :: Cusp (n.) The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary.
Phaeton :: Phaeton (n.) A handsome American butterfly (Euphydryas, / Melitaea, Phaeton). The upper side of the wings is black, with orange-red spots and marginal crescents, and several rows of cream-colored spots; -- called also Baltimore..
Gorget :: Gorget (n.) A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a bird or mammal..
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 (n.) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople.
Moony :: Moony (a.) Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent.
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..
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..
Crescent :: Crescent (n.) Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.
Crescentwise :: Crescentwise (adv.) In the form of a crescent; like a crescent.
Gourd Tree :: Gourd tree () A tree (the Crescentia Cujete, or calabash tree) of the West Indies and Central America..
Concavo-convex :: Concavo-convex (a.) Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent..
Crescent :: Crescent (a.) Increasing; growing.
Supercretaceous :: Supercrescent (a.) Growing on some other growing thing.
Lunular :: Lunular (a.) Having a form like that of the new moon; shaped like a crescent.
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