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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Equicrescent :: Equicrescent (a.) Increasing by equal increments; as, an equicrescent variable..
Crescent :: Crescent (a.) Increasing; growing.
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..
Concavo-convex :: Concavo-convex (a.) Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent..
Crescentwise :: Crescentwise (adv.) In the form of a crescent; like a crescent.
Crescent :: Crescent (v. t.) To adorn with crescents.
Gourd Tree :: Gourd tree () A tree (the Crescentia Cujete, or calabash tree) of the West Indies and Central America..
Bicrescentic :: Bicrescentic (a.) Having the form of a double crescent.
Lunulet :: Lunulet (n.) A small spot, shaped like a half-moon or crescent; as, the lunulet on the wings of many insects..
Horn :: Horn (n.) The curving extremity of the wing of an army or of a squadron drawn up in a crescentlike form.
Lunated :: Lunated (a.) Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross..
Ringdove :: Ringdove (n.) A European wild pigeon (Columba palumbus) having a white crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called also wood pigeon, and cushat..
Thunderbird :: Thunderbird (n.) An Australian insectivorous singing bird (Pachycephala gutturalis). The male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also white-throated thickhead, orange-breasted thrust, black-crowned thrush, guttural thrush, and black-breasted flycatcher..
Crescent :: Crescent (v. t.) To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent..
Lunular :: Lunular (a.) Having a form like that of the new moon; shaped 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..
Demilune :: Demilune (n.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.
Crescent :: Crescent (a.) Shaped like a crescent.
Excrescential :: Excrescential (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an excrescence..
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..
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