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crescent
noun
a
thin
curved
shape
that
is
wider
in
the
middle
and
pointed
at
both
ends
,
like
the
moon
in
its
first
or
last
quarter
,
or
an
object
or
symbol
with
that
shape
.
•
The
new
mosque
has
a
shiny
crescent
on
top
of
its
minaret
.
The
new
mosque
has
a
shiny
crescent
on
top
of
its
minaret
.
•
From
the
airplane
,
the
island
looked
like
a
tiny
crescent
of
white
sand
in
the
deep-blue
sea
.
From
the
airplane
,
the
island
looked
like
a
tiny
crescent
of
white
sand
in
the
deep-blue
sea
.
From
Old
French
“
creissant
”,
from
Latin
“
crescere
”
meaning
“
to
grow
”,
originally
describing
the
waxing
moon
.
noun
a
curved
street
or
row
of
buildings
arranged
in
an
arc
.
•
They
bought
a
house
on
Maple
Crescent
because
it
was
close
to
the
school
.
They
bought
a
house
on
Maple
Crescent
because
it
was
close
to
the
school
.
•
The
taxi
dropped
us
at
Royal
Crescent
just
before
the
rain
started
.
The
taxi
dropped
us
at
Royal
Crescent
just
before
the
rain
started
.
Named
from
the
street
’
s
curved
,
crescent-moon-like
layout
.
adjective
shaped
like
a
crescent
;
curved
with
two
pointed
ends
.
•
The
pendant
was
a
delicate
silver
crescent
dangling
from
her
neck
.
The
pendant
was
a
delicate
silver
crescent
dangling
from
her
neck
.
•
A
bright
crescent
moon
lit
the
lonely
desert
road
.
A
bright
crescent
moon
lit
the
lonely
desert
road
.
Extended
from
the
noun
sense
:
something
that
takes
on
the
form
of
a
crescent
.
