| Definitions of 'Crescent' |
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1. (adj) crescent
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
2. (adj) crescent(a), crescent-shaped, semilunar, lunate
resembling the new moon in shape
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| Definitions of 'Crescent' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Crescent
shaped like a crescent
2. (adj) Crescent
increasing; growing
3. (noun) Crescent
the increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a convex edge; also, applied improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state
4. (noun) Crescent
anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon
5. (noun) Crescent
a representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge
6. (noun) Crescent
a symbol of Artemis, or Diana
7. (noun) Crescent
the ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople
8. (noun) Crescent
the emblem of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the taking of Constantinople
9. (noun) Crescent
any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the second by Rene of Anjou, in 1448; and the third by the Sultan Selim III., in 1801, to be conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services
10. (noun) Crescent
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
11. (verb) Crescent
to form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent
12. (verb) Crescent
to adorn with crescents
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