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Definition of Crescent

1. Noun. Any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters.

Definition of Crescent

1. n. 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.

2. a. Shaped like a crescent.

3. v. t. To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.

Definition of Crescent

1. Noun. The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points. ¹

2. Noun. Something shaped like a crescent, especially: ¹

3. Noun. (NZ) A crescent spanner. ¹

4. Adjective. (dated rare) marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To adorn with crescents. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crescent

1. the figure of the moon in its first or last quarter [n -S]

Medical Definition of Crescent

1. 1. Any figure of the shape of the moon in its first quarter. 2. The figure made by the gray columns or cornua on cross-section of the spinal cord. Synonym: malarial crescent. Origin: L. Cresco, pp. Cretus, to grow (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crescent

Literary usage of Crescent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report by Illinois Highway Commission (1913)
"MAIN STREET ROAD, crescent TOWNSHIP, IROQUOIS COUNTY. The crescent City experimental road is on the main east and west road through the village of crescent ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Having the form of a crescent. In the shade of a very thick tree-top the ... A small roll of bread of various kinds, made in the form of a crescent. ..."

3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1860)
"appear, but the most frequent as well as the most enduring badge is the silver crescent., which is to be seen, at the present day, within the garter and ..."

4. The Lancet (1898)
"That is to say, by altering the density of the medium the crescent or spindle-shaped ... appearance exactly like the round form of the crescent, while the ..."

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