crescent
Shaped like a crescentShaped like a crescent.
» The sun and the crescent moon.
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2 senses(dated, literary, not comparable, rare)Marked by an increase; waxing, like the moon.
нараста́ющийnarastájuščij, расту́щийrastúščij
(not comparable)Shaped like a crescent.
серпови́дныйserpovídnyj
- resembling the new moon in shape
Examples
15 sentencesThe sun and the crescent moon.
There was a crescent moon that night.
I am stepping on the crescent moon with my feet.
The mango trees are located around the crescent-shaped lake.
There are some coconut trees around the crescent-shaped lake.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt and Old French creissant (“cresFrom Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt and Old French creissant (“crescent of the moon”) (French croissant), from Latin crēscēns, present active participle of crēscō (“arise, thrive”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow”). See Old Armenian սերիմ (serim, “be born”) and սերեմ (serem, “bring forth”), Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) and κούρος (koúros, “boy”), Latin creāre (“produce, create, bring forth”) and Ceres (“goddess of agriculture”). Doublet of croissant.
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