- crescent cres·cent
- ['krɛsnt]
1. adj(moon) crescente, (shape) a mezzaluna2. n(shape) mezzaluna, (street) via (a semicerchio)
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crescent cres·cent
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cres´cent|like´ — cres|cent «KREHS uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the shape of the moon when it is small and thin. The moon is a crescent in its first and last quarter. 2. anything that curves in a similar way. A curved street or a curved row of houses is… … Useful english dictionary
cres|cent — «KREHS uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the shape of the moon when it is small and thin. The moon is a crescent in its first and last quarter. 2. anything that curves in a similar way. A curved street or a curved row of houses is sometimes called a … Useful english dictionary
cres|cent-shaped — «KREHS uhnt SHAYPT», adjective. having the shape of a crescent or new moon … Useful english dictionary
cres|cent|ed — «KREHS uhn tihd», adjective. 1. formed as a crescent. 2. decorated with crescents … Useful english dictionary
cres·cent — /ˈkrɛsn̩t/ noun, pl cents 1 [singular] : the shape of the visible part of the moon when it is less than half full the crescent moon 2 [count] : a shape that is curved, wide at its center, and pointed at its two ends like a crescent moon ◇ The… … Useful english dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crescent — cres•cent [[t]ˈkrɛs ənt[/t]] n. 1) a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends 2) something, as a cookie, having this shape 3) astron. the figure of the moon in its first or last quarter, resembling such a shape 4)… … From formal English to slang
crescent — cres|cent [ˈkresənt, ˈkrez ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: creissant, from creistre to grow, increase , from Latin crescere] 1.) a curved shape that is wider in the middle and pointed at the ends ▪ a small crescent of pastry topped… … Dictionary of contemporary English
crescent — cres|cent [ kreznt ] noun count 1. ) a curved shape that is wide in the middle and pointed at the ends, like the shape of the moon sometimes a ) this curved shape used as the symbol of Islam 2. ) used in some street names: Mornington Crescent … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
