crescent
crescent is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.
- 2.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. The cross of our faith is replanted, The pale, dying crescent is daunted. Campbell.
- 3.Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the second by René 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.
- 4.(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.
- 5.Shaped like a crescent. Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns. Milton.
- 6.Increasing; growing. O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not set. Tennyson.
- 7.To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent. [R.] Anna Seward.
- 8.To adorn with crescents.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- arc
- arcade
- arch
- arched
- arcuation
- bay
- bend
- bending
- bough
- bought
- bow
- cardioid
- carve
- catenary
- caustic
- ceiling
- concameration
- conchoid
- crane
- crook
- curl
- curling
- curvation
- curvature
- curve
- curvity
- deflection
- deflexion
- detour
- devexity
- deviation
- festoon
- flection
- flexion
- flexure
- function
- half-moon
- helix
- hook
- horseshoe
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is crescent.
- What is anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is shaped like a crescent. Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns. Milton called?
- What is increasing; growing. O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not set. Tennyson called?
- What is to form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent. [R.] Anna Seward called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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