Definition of crescent

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Crescent (n.) The emblem of the increasing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; -- often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants..

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Pelta :: Pelta (n.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped..
Lunulated :: Lunulated (a.) Resembling a small crescent.
Lunule :: Lunule (n.) Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula, a lune..
Gourd Tree :: Gourd tree () A tree (the Crescentia Cujete, or calabash tree) of the West Indies and Central America..
Crescent :: Crescent (n.) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople.
Decrescent :: Decrescent (n.) A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister.
Lunated :: Lunated (a.) Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross..
Cusp :: Cusp (n.) The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary.
Gorget :: Gorget (n.) A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a bird or mammal..
Lunule :: Lunule (n.) A small or narrow crescent.
Accrescent :: Accrescent (a.) Growing; increasing.
Demilune :: Demilune (n.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.
Crescent :: Crescent (v. t.) To adorn with crescents.
Crescent :: Crescent (n.) The emblem of the increasing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; -- often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants..
Moonseed :: Moonseed (n.) A climbing plant of the genus Menispermum; -- so called from the crescentlike form of the seeds.
Excrescent :: Excrescent (a.) Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
Horn :: Horn (n.) One of the curved ends of a crescent; esp., an extremity or cusp of the moon when crescent-shaped..
Crescent :: Crescent (a.) Increasing; growing.
Lunular :: Lunular (a.) Having a form like that of the new moon; shaped like a crescent.
Concavo-convex :: Concavo-convex (a.) Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent..
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