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crescent

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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.

[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.]

cres·centic (kr-sntk) adj.

crescent
Noun
1. the curved shape of the moon when in its first or last quarter
2. Chiefly Brit & NZ a crescent-shaped street
Adjective
crescent-shaped [Latin crescere to grow]

crescent  (krsnt)
Partly but less than half illuminated. Used to describe the Moon or a planet. Compare gibbous.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crescentcrescent - any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Adj.1.crescent - resembling the new moon in shape
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

crescent
noun meniscus, sickle, new moon, half-moon, old moon, sickle-shape
Translations

crescent [ˈkrɛsnt] nmedia luna;
(street) → calle f (en forma de semicírculo)
crescent [ˈkrɛsnt] ncroissant m (= street); rue f (en arc de cercle)
crescent [ˈkrɛsnt] nHalbmond m;
(street) → halbkreisförmig verlaufende Straße
crescent [ˈkrɛsnt] n (shape) → mezzaluna;
(street) → strada semicircolare

crescent
n crescent [ˈkresnt]
1 (also adjective) (having) the curved shape of the growing moon the crescent moon; crescent-shaped earrings. halfmaan, sekelmaan, groeiende/wassende maan هِلال сърповиден srpek měsíce; srpkovitý halvmåne halbmondförmig μισοφέγγαρο creciente; en forma de media luna kuusirp هلال kuunsirppi croissant צוּרַת סָהַר नव चन्द्र u obliku polumjeseca félhold bulan sabit hálfmáni; sigðlaga falce di luna 三日月 초승달 (모양의 것) pusmėnulis; pusmėnulio formos pusmēness; pusloks; pusmēnesveidīgs; pusloka- bentuk bulan sabit halvemaan(vormig) halvmåne, månesigd półksiężyc crescente semi­lună серповидный kosák mesiaca polmesec mlad mesec månskära, halvmåne ที่มีรูปร่างเหมือนพระจันทร์เสี้ยว hilâl; hilâl şeklinde 月牙,新月 півмісяць; серп місяця هلال، نیا چاند hình lưỡi liềm
2 (abbreviated to Cres. when written in street-names) a curved street. singel شارِع مُلتَوِ улица с форма на полумесец polokruhovitá ulice buet vej; kurvet vej halbmondförmige Straße ημικυκλικός δρόμος calle en forma de arco (kaarjas) tänav نیمدایره katu rue (arc de cercle en) רְחוֹב בְּצוּרָת קֶשֶת क्रेस zavojit (ívelt) házsor jalan menikung gata sem liggur í hálfhring strada ricurva 三日月形街路 초승달 모양의 거리 puslankio formos gatvė līkumota iela lengkung halvemaanvormige straat gate som går i en halvsirkel ulica w kształcie półkola stradă (în curbă) изогнутая улица (pri názvoch ulíc) oblúkovitá ulica (zavita) ulica polukružna ulica svängd gata (husrad) ถนนที่โค้ง yarım daire cadde 新月狀街道 дугоподібна вулиця م‍ڑی هوئى گلی đoạn phố hình lưỡi liềm


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And now, as the night was senescent, And star-dials pointed to morn -- As the star-dials hinted of morn -- At the end of our path a liquescent And nebulous lustre was born, Out of which a miraculous crescent Arose with a duplicate horn -- Astarte's bediamonded crescent, Distinct with its duplicate horn.
Between these two considerations, at least, he was more than usually moved; and when he got to Randolph Crescent, he quite forgot the four hundred pounds in the inner pocket of his greatcoat, hung up the coat, with its rich freight, upon his particular pin of the hatstand; and in the very action sealed his doom.
From her windows could be seen the crescent of the river, the masts of ships and the big chimneys of the Mississippi steamers.
 
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