'Crescent' definitions:

Definition of 'crescent'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Resembling the new moon in shape [syn: crescent(a), crescent-shaped, semilunar, lunate]
noun
Any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

Definition of 'Crescent'

From: GCIDE
  • Crescent \Cres"cent\ (kr[e^]s"sent), n. [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of cro[^i]tre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]
  • 1. The increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a convex edge; also, applied improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge; as: (a) A symbol of Artemis, or Diana. (b) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople. Hence: (c) The emblem of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the taking of Constantinople. [1913 Webster]
  • The cross of our faith is replanted, The pale, dying crescent is daunted. --Campbell. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in
  • 1268; the second by Ren['e] of Anjou, in 1448; and the third by the Sultan Selim III., in 1801, to be conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Her.) The emblem of the increasing 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crescent'

From: GCIDE
  • Crescent \Cres"cent\, v. t.
  • 1. To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent. [R.] --Anna Seward. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To adorn with crescents. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crescent'

From: GCIDE
  • Crescent \Cres"cent\ (kr[e^]s"sent), a.
  • 1. Shaped like a crescent. [1913 Webster]
  • Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Increasing; growing. [1913 Webster]
  • O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not set. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'crescent'

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Crescent, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Crescent, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
1281
Housing Units (2000) :
639
Land area (2000) :
1.062028 sq. miles (2.750640 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.062028 sq. miles (2.750640 sq. km)
FIPS code :
18250
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
35.953137 N, 97.594593 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
73028
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Crescent, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Crescent, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
537
Housing Units (2000) :
195
Land area (2000) :
1.257763 sq. miles (3.257592 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.257763 sq. miles (3.257592 sq. km)
FIPS code :
17175
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
41.363656 N, 95.858789 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
51526
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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