crescent
IPA: krˈɛsʌnt
noun
- 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.
- Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
- A curved pastry.
- A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.
- (Islam) A representation of a crescent, used as a symbol of Islam.
- (heraldry) 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.
- (New Zealand) A crescent spanner.
- (historical) Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services.
- A crescentspot butterfly.
verb
- (transitive) To form a crescent shape
- (transitive) To decorate with crescents.
adjective
- (dated, rare) marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon.
- Shaped like a crescent.
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Examples of "crescent" in Sentences
- The crescent and star is the symbol of Turks.
- The range has the form of a crescent shaped scarp.
- It explains the difficulty in observing the crescent.
- The bow and the scythe resemble the Islamic Crescent.
- But you can use the star and the crescent in the flag.
- It has a crescent shape and a lower cup like concavity.
- Note the use of the star and crescent on the Mamluk banner.
- The Islam Symbol is basically taken to be the crescent and the star.
- The latter epithet may come from the appearance of the crescent moon.
- He gazes at the sky, at the sliver crescent moon, and tries to breathe.