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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Lunulet :: Lunulet (n.) A small spot, shaped like a half-moon or crescent; as, the lunulet on the wings of many insects..
Lune :: Lune (n.) A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two intersecting arcs of circles..
Horn :: Horn (n.) The curving extremity of the wing of an army or of a squadron drawn up in a crescentlike form.
Horn :: Horn (n.) One of the curved ends of a crescent; esp., an extremity or cusp of the moon when crescent-shaped..
Concavo-convex :: Concavo-convex (a.) Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent..
Horning :: Horning (n.) Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent..
Lunated :: Lunated (a.) Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross..
Croissante :: Croissante (a.) Terminated with crescent; -- said of a cross the ends of which are so terminated.
Crescent :: Crescent (a.) Increasing; growing.
Moonwort :: Moonwort (n.) Any fern of the genus Botrychium, esp. B. Lunaria; -- so named from the crescent-shaped segments of its frond..
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..
Increscent :: Increscent (a.) Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side..
Equicrescent :: Equicrescent (a.) Increasing by equal increments; as, an equicrescent variable..
Crescentic :: Crescentic (a.) Crescent-shaped.
Excrescence :: Excrescence (n.) An excrescent appendage, as, a wart or tumor; anything growing out unnaturally from anything else; a preternatural or morbid development; hence, a troublesome superfluity; an incumbrance; as, an excrescence on the body, or on a plant..
Pelta :: Pelta (n.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or 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..
Increscent :: Increscent (a.) Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.
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..
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