Crescentic

Cres·cent  (krsnt)

A trademark for an adjustable open-end wrench.

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cres·cent  (krsnt)

n.

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:

a. A curved pastry.

b. A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.

adj.

1. Crescent-shaped.

2. Waxing, as the moon; increasing.

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[Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French creissant, from present participle of creistre, to grow, from Latin crscere; see ker-² in Indo-European roots.]

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cres·centic (kr-sntk) adj.