Increscent Definition

ĭn-krĕsənt
adjective
Showing a progressively larger lighted surface, as of a planet or the moon; waxing.
American Heritage
Increasing; growing; waxing.
Webster's New World
noun

(heraldry) A crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing left).

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Increscent

Noun

Singular:
increscent
Plural:
increscents

Origin of Increscent

  • Latin incrēscēns incrēscent- present participle of incrēscere to increase increase

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

  • C 1675, from Latin increscens, present participle of increscere

    From Wiktionary

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