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1. (n.) crescent
a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
2. crescent
something, as a cookie, having this shape.
3. crescent
the figure of the moon in its first or last quarter, resembling such a shape.
4. (adj.) crescent
shaped like a crescent.
5. crescent
increasing.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME
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| Definition of 'crescent' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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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1. (noun) crescent
a curved shape with a wide middle and pointed ends
the crescent on the Turkish flag
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Webster 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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the crescent moon; crescent-shaped earrings.
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 Afrikaans: halfmaan, sekelmaan, groe |
 Arabic: هِلال |
 Bulgarian: сърповиден |
 Brazilian: crescente |
 Czech: srpek měsíce; srpkovitý |
 German: halbmondförmig |
 Danish: halvmåne |
 Greek: μισοφέγγαρο |
 Spanish: creciente; en forma de me |
 Estonian: kuusirp |
 Farsi: هلال |
 Finnish: sirppi |
 French: croissant |
 Hebrew: צוּרַת סָהַר |
 Hindi: नव चन्द्र |
 Croatian: u obliku polumjeseca |
 Hungarian: félhold |
 Indonesian: bulan sabit |
 Icelandic: hálfmáni; sigðlaga |
 Italian: falce di luna |
 Japanese: 三日月 |
 Korean: 상현 |
 Lithuanian: pusmėnulis; pusmėnulio fo |
 Latvian: pusmēness; pusloks; pusmē |
 Malay: bentuk bulan sabit |
 Dutch: halvemaan(vormig) |
 Norwegian: halvmåne, månesigd |
 Polish: półksiężyc |
 Persian: هلال |
 Pashto: هلال |
 Portuguese: crescente |
 Romanian: semilună |
 Russian: серповидный |
 Slovak: kosák mesiaca |
 Slovenian: polmesec |
 Serbian: mlad mesec |
 Swedish: månskära, halvmåne |
 Thai: ที่มีรูปร่างเหมือนพระจันท |
 Turkish: hilâl; hilâl şeklinde |
 Taiwanese: 上弦月，新月 |
 Ukrainian: півмісяць; серп місяця |
 Urdu: هلال، نیا چاند |
 Vietnamese: hình lưỡi liềm |
 Chinese: 月牙，新月 |
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