crescent
crescent Lexical Profile
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• noun
The curved, sickle-like shape of the waxing or waning moon in its first or last quarter, or any figure or object having this shape, such as a representation used as an emblem of Islam.
"She sliced the ripe melon into neat crescents and arranged them on a chilled platter."
British A curved street or row of houses forming an arc, often enclosing a shared garden or open green space.
"The Georgian townhouses along the Royal Crescent in Bath are celebrated for their symmetrical limestone facades."
A flaky, crescent-shaped bread roll or pastry; a croissant.
"The bakery sells warm, buttered crescents fresh from the oven every morning."
• adjective
Shaped like a curved sickle or the waxing or waning moon; wide in the center and tapering to a point at each end.
"A slender crescent moon hung low over the desert horizon just after sunset."
Increasing in size, scope, or intensity; growing.
"The historian traced the crescent influence of the merchant guild across medieval Europe."
• Rhymes for crescent
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed via Anglo-Norman and Old French 'creissant' from Latin 'crescentem', the present participle of 'crescere' ('to grow or increase'), originally referring to the waxing moon in the phrase 'luna crescens'.