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crescent
/ˈkɹɛs.ənt/
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What does crescent mean?
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.
- A curved pastry.
- A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.
More meanings (22)
noun
- A representation of a crescent, used as a symbol of Islam.
- 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.
- A crescent spanner.
- A crescentspot butterfly.
- (historical) Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services.
adjective
- Shaped like a crescent.
- (dated, literary, rare) Marked by an increase; waxing, like the moon.
verb
- To form a crescent shape.
- To decorate with crescents.
proper noun
- A census-designated place in McIntosh County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Latah County, Idaho.
- A township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
- A minor city and township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
- A hamlet in the town of Halfmoon, Saratoga County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Rowan County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio.
- A city in Logan County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon.
- A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
- A town in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Arthur, Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
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IPA pronunciation
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The Clifton scheme had been deferred, not relinquished, and on the afternoon’s Crescent of this day, it was brought forward again.
Moving very slowly, and rearing absurdly high over each wave, the little boat was now approaching a white crescent of sand.
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Young Madame de Bellegarde was dressed in an audacious toilet of crimson crape, bestrewn with huge silver moons—thin crescent and full disks.
If given a chance to develop its stooling-out qualities, it is able to compete even with the Crescent and Wilson in productiveness.
From her windows could be seen the crescent of the river, the masts of ships and the big chimneys of the Mississippi steamers.