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Crescent :: Crescent (n.) A symbol of Artemis, or Diana..

Crescent :: Crescent (n.) A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge.

Tharos :: Tharos (n.) A small American butterfly (Phycoides tharos) having the upper surface of the wings variegated with orange and black, the outer margins black with small white crescents; -- called also pearl crescent..

Falcated :: Falcated (a.) Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a falcate leaf; a falcate claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent-formed..

Crescent :: Crescent (a.) Shaped like a crescent.

Crescentwise :: Crescentwise (adv.) In the form of a crescent; like a crescent.

Meniscus :: Meniscus (n.) A crescent.

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..

Excrescential :: Excrescential (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an excrescence..

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..

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..

Moon :: Moon (n.) A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon.

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..

Lunulated :: Lunulated (a.) Resembling a small crescent.

Half-moon :: Half-moon (n.) The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.

Pelta :: Pelta (n.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped..

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..

Accrescent :: Accrescent (a.) Growing larger after flowering.

Gorget :: Gorget (n.) A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a bird or mammal..

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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