crescent

Definition of Crescent in English :

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Noun

1. crescent

any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

Adjective

2. crescent, crescent-shaped, lunate, semilunar

resembling the new moon in shape

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crescent

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noun

1.

the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

2.

any shape or object resembling this

3. mainly British

a.

a crescent-shaped street, often lined with houses of the same style

b.

(capital when part of a name)

Pelham Crescent

4. heraldry

a crescent moon, used as the cadency mark of a second son

5. the crescent

adjective

6. archaic or poetic

increasing or growing

Crescent

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noun

1.

a phase of a planet or a moon, when it appears to have one concave edge and one convex edge; esp., of the moon just after new moon (waxing crescent) or just before new moon (waning crescent)

2.

a figure of or like the moon in either of these phases

3.

anything shaped more or less like this

, specif.,

a.

a curved roll or bun

b.

a residential street or part of a street

4. [also C-]

Turkish or Muslim power

adjective

5. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic

increasing; growing

6.

shaped like a crescent

Crescent

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A trademark for an adjustable open-end wrench.

n.

1. The figure of the moon as it appears before its first quarter phase or after its third quarter phase, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.

2.

a. A curved street.

b. A curved block of buildings, especially row houses, forming a continuous facade.

3. A curved pastry.

adj.

1. Crescent-shaped.

2. Waxing, as the moon approaching its first quarter phase; increasing.

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