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crescent-shaped

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Adj.1.crescent-shaped - resembling the new moon in shape
crescent, lunate, semilunar
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"
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crescent-shaped
adj → halbmond- or sichelförmig
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He heard nothing but the swish of scythes, and saw before him Tit's upright figure mowing away, the crescent-shaped curve of the cut grass, the grass and flower heads slowly and rhythmically falling before the blade of his scythe, and ahead of him the end of the row, where would come the rest.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
With wonder and admiration, Alleyne, leaning over the bulwarks, gazed at the forest of masts, the swarm of boats darting hither and thither on the bosom of the broad curving stream, and the gray crescent-shaped city which stretched with many a tower and minaret along the western shore.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
"I am charmed, my love, quite charmed," said Lord Henry, elevating his dark, crescent-shaped eyebrows and looking at them both with an amused smile.
The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar View in context
 
 
 
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