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Crescent :: Crescent (n.) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople.

Moonwort :: Moonwort (n.) Any fern of the genus Botrychium, esp. B. Lunaria; -- so named from the crescent-shaped segments of its frond..

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

Croissante :: Croissante (a.) Terminated with crescent; -- said of a cross the ends of which are so terminated.

Crescentic :: Crescentic (a.) Crescent-shaped.

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

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..

Cusp :: Cusp (n.) The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary.

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

Crescent :: Crescent (n.) Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.

Concavo-convex :: Concavo-convex (a.) Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent..

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

Increscent :: Increscent (a.) Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.

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..

Lunule :: Lunule (n.) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust. of Bivalve..

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..

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..

Bicrescentic :: Bicrescentic (a.) Having the form of a double 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..

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