CRESCENT

Crescent

In art and symbolism, a crescent is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge, so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points .

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crescent

Noun

  1. The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
  2. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
    1. A curved pastry.
    2. A curved street, often presenting a continuous facade, as of row houses.
  3. A crescent spanner.
  4. Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services.
  5. 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.

Verb

  1. To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.
  2. To adorn with crescents.

Adjective

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


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