Meaning

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..

Definitions by Sense

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. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
3. (New Zealand) A crescent spanner.
4. (historical) Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services.
5. A crescentspot butterfly.
6. (dated, rare) marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon.
7. Shaped like a crescent.
8. (transitive) To form a crescent shape

Example Sentences

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

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, […]

O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not set.

crescent problems which have to be faced by a large part of humanity

Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns.

A dark wood crescents more than half the lawn

Word Forms

• crescents
• cres.
• crescenting
• crescented

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Use crescent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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