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Cres"cent (krĕs"s&eitalic_;nt), n. [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of cro&î;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.
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2. Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.
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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.
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The cross of our faith is replanted,
The pale, dying crescent is daunted. Campbell.
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4. 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.
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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.
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Cres"cent (krĕs"s&eitalic_;nt), a. 1. Shaped like a crescent.
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Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns. Milton.
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2. Increasing; growing.
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O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not set. Tennyson.
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Cres"cent, v. t. 1. To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent. [R.] Anna Seward.
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2. To adorn with crescents.
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