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Crescent

//ˈkɹɛ.zn̩t// adj, name, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon. dated, not-comparable, rare

    "For nature creſſant does not grovve alone / In thevvs and bulkes, but as this temple vvaxes, / The invvard ſervice of the minde and ſoule / Grovves vvide vvithal, […]"

  2. 2
    Shaped like a crescent. not-comparable

    "Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns."

Adjective
  1. 1
    resembling the new moon in shape wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in McIntosh County, Georgia.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Latah County, Idaho.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city and township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A hamlet in the town of Halfmoon, Saratoga County, New York.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Rowan County, North Carolina.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Logan County, Oklahoma.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Arthur, Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
Noun
  1. 1
    The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
  2. 2
    any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters wordnet
  3. 3
    Something shaped like a crescent, especially:; A curved pastry.
  4. 4
    Something shaped like a crescent, especially:; A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.
  5. 5
    Something shaped like a crescent, especially:; A representation of a crescent, used as a symbol of Islam.

    "The Turkish flag features a white star and crescent on red base."

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  1. 6
    Something shaped like a crescent, especially:; The emblem of the waxing 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.
  2. 7
    A crescent spanner. New-Zealand
  3. 8
    Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services. historical

    "Sebastiani receives publicly the Sultan's thanks, and is decorated with the Order of the Crescent"

  4. 9
    A crescentspot butterfly.
Verb
  1. 1
    To form a crescent shape transitive

    "A dark wood crescents more than half the lawn"

  2. 2
    To decorate with crescents. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt and Old French creissant (“crescent of the moon”) (French croissant), from Latin crēscēns, present active participle of crēscō (“arise, thrive”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow”). See Old Armenian սերիմ (serim, “be born”) and սերեմ (serem, “bring forth”), Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) and κούρος (koúros, “boy”), Latin creāre (“produce, create, bring forth”) and Ceres (“goddess of agriculture”). Doublet of croissant. The pronunciation with /z/ is a comparatively recent innovation due to the influence of words such as pheasant and present.

Etymology 2

From Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt and Old French creissant (“crescent of the moon”) (French croissant), from Latin crēscēns, present active participle of crēscō (“arise, thrive”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow”). See Old Armenian սերիմ (serim, “be born”) and սերեմ (serem, “bring forth”), Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) and κούρος (koúros, “boy”), Latin creāre (“produce, create, bring forth”) and Ceres (“goddess of agriculture”). Doublet of croissant. The pronunciation with /z/ is a comparatively recent innovation due to the influence of words such as pheasant and present.

Etymology 3

From Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt and Old French creissant (“crescent of the moon”) (French croissant), from Latin crēscēns, present active participle of crēscō (“arise, thrive”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow”). See Old Armenian սերիմ (serim, “be born”) and սերեմ (serem, “bring forth”), Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) and κούρος (koúros, “boy”), Latin creāre (“produce, create, bring forth”) and Ceres (“goddess of agriculture”). Doublet of croissant. The pronunciation with /z/ is a comparatively recent innovation due to the influence of words such as pheasant and present.

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