crescent

Meanings

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. A curved pastry.
4. A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.
5. A representation of a crescent, used as a symbol of Islam.
6. 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.
7. A crescent spanner.
8. Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services.
9. A crescentspot butterfly.

1. marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon.
2. Shaped like a crescent.

1. To form a crescent shape
2. To decorate with crescents.

1. A number of places in the United States:
2. A census-designated place in McIntosh County, Georgia.
3. An unincorporated community in Latah County, Idaho.
4. A township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
5. A minor city and township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
6. A hamlet in the town of Halfmoon, Saratoga County, New York.
7. An unincorporated community in Rowan County, North Carolina.
8. An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio.
9. A city in Logan County, Oklahoma.
10. An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon.
11. A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
12. An unincorporated community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Etymology

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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