Definizione monolingua

crescent

crescent (third-person singular simple present crescents, present participle crescenting, simple past and past participle crescented)

1. (transitive) To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Anna Seward to this entry?)

2. (transitive) To adorn with crescents.

crescent (plural crescents)

1. The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
2. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
   1. A curved pastry.
   2. A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.
   <Adjective
   

   crescent (not comparable)

   
   
   1. (dated, rare) marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon.

Definizione dizionario crescent

	crescente
	figure of the moon

	cornetto
	curved pastry

	falce
	figure of the moon

falce di luna

mezza luna

mezzaluna

Altri significati:

(dated, rare) marked by an increase; waxing, as the moon;

marked by an increase

Something shaped like a crescent, especially:

The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.