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| 5 results for Crescent | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Crescent \Cres"cent\ (kr[ecr]s"s[eit]nt), n. [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of cro[icir]tre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See {Create}, and cf. {Accrue}, {Increase}, {Crescendo}.] 1. The increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a convex edge; also, applied improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state. 2. Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon. 3. 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. 4. Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the second by Ren[82] 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. 5. (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. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Crescent \Cres"cent\ (kr[ecr]s"s[eit]nt), a. 1. Shaped like a crescent. Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns. --Milton. 2. Increasing; growing. O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not set. --Tennyson. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Crescent \Cres"cent\, v. t. 1. To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent. [R.] --Anna Seward. 2. To adorn with crescents. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Crescent, GA Zip code(s): 31304 Crescent, IA (city, FIPS 17175) Location: 41.36630 N, 95.85880 W Population (1990): 113 (54 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51526 Crescent, MO Zip code(s): 63025 Crescent, OK (city, FIPS 18250) Location: 35.94986 N, 97.58961 W Population (1990): 1236 (663 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73028 Crescent, OR Zip code(s): 97733 | |
