Crescent Definition

krĕsənt

noun

A phase of a planet or a moon, when it appears to have one concave edge and one convex edge, esp., of the moon just after new moon (waxing crescent) or just before new moon (waning crescent)

Webster's New World

A figure of or like the moon in either of these phases.

Webster's New World

Anything shaped more or less like this.

Webster's New World

A figure or symbol shaped like a crescent, that represents Turkey or Islam.

Webster's New World

Turkish or Muslim power.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

adjective

Crescent-shaped.

American Heritage

Increasing; growing.

Webster's New World

Waxing, as the moon approaching its first quarter phase; increasing.

American Heritage

Shaped like a crescent.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

verb

To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.

Wiktionary

To adorn with crescents.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Crescent

Noun

Singular:

crescent

Plural:

crescents

Origin of Crescent

From Anglo-Norman cressaunt, from Old French creissant (“crescent of the moon”) (French croissant), from Latin crēscēns, present active participle of crēscō (“arise, thrive”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker (“to grow”). See Old Armenian սերիմ (serim, “be born”) and սերեմ (serem, “bring forth”), Ancient Greek κόρη (korē, “girl”) and κούρος (kouros, “boy”), Latin creare (“produce, create, bring forth”) and Ceres (“goddess of agriculture”).

From Wiktionary
Middle English cressaunt from Anglo-Norman variant of Old French creissant from present participle of creistre to grow from Latin crēscere ker-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition