CRESCENT
Cres"cent (krs"sent), 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.
CRESCENT
Cres"cent, v. t.
1. To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent. [R.] Anna Seward.
2. To adorn with crescents.
CRESCENTIC
Cres*cen"tic (krs-sn"tk), a.
Defn: Crescent-shaped. "Crescentic lobes." R. Owen.
CRESCENTWISE
Cres"cent*wise` (krs"sent-wz`), adv.
Defn: In the form of a crescent; like a crescent. Tennyson.