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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Cres·cent — used for an adjustable open-end wrench cres·cent
ETYMOLOGY Middle English cressant, from Anglo-French, from present participle of crestre to grow, increase, from Latin crescere;akin to Old High German hirsi millet, Lithuanian šerti to feed, Greek koros boy DATE 15th century 1. a. the moon at any stage between new moon and first quarter and between last quarter and the succeeding new moon when less than half of the illuminated hemisphere is visible b. the figure of the moon at such a stage defined by a convex and a concave edge 2. something shaped like a crescent
adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin crescent-, crescens, present participle of crescere DATE 1574 : marked by an increase : increasing my powers are crescent — Shakespeare English Etymology crescent late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. cressaunt, from O.Fr . creissant, from L.crescentum (nom. crescens), pp. of crescere "come forth, spring up, grow, thrive," from PIE base *ker- "to grow" (cf. L. Ceres, goddess of agriculture, creare "to bring forth, create, produce;" Gk.kouros "boy," kore "girl;" Arm. serem "bring forth," serim "be born"). First applied to the waxing moon, luna crescens, but subsequently mistaken to mean the shape, not the stage. A badge or emblem of the Turkish sultans (probably chosen for its suggestion of "increase"); figurative sense of "Muslim political power" is from 1580s, but modern writers often falsely associate it with the Saracens of the Crusades or the Moors of Spain. Horns of the waxing moon are on the viewer's left side; those of the waning moon are on his right. Croissant is the modern Fr. form of the word. The original Latin sense is preserved in crescendo.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 crescent cres·cent / 5kresnt; BrE also 5kreznt / noun1. [C] a curved shape that is wide in the middle and pointed at each end 新月形；月牙形: a crescent moon 新月 2. [C] (often used in street names 常用于街道名称) a curved street with a row of houses on it 新月形街区(一排房屋): I live at 7 Park Crescent. 我住在帕克新月街 7 号。 3. the Crescent [sing.] the curved shape that is used as a symbol of Islam 新月(伊斯兰教的象征) ⇨ see also Red Crescent Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: Crescent Search result show the entry is found in: pearl crescent , or red crescent , or turkish crescent , or turkish-crescent red , or crescent spot , or crescent spot butterfly , or chinese crescent , or crescent of gianuzzi , or crescent stretcher , or crescent terrapin Crescent trademark — used for an adjustable open-end wrench cres·cent I. \ˈkresənt sometimes ˈkrezənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English cressant, cressent, from Middle French creissant, croissant crescent, time between the new and full moon, from present participle of creistre, croistre to increase, grow, from Latin crescere; akin to Old English hersewæstm millet grain, Old Saxon hirsi millet, Old High German hirsi, hirso millet, Latin creare to create, produce, beget, bring forth, Greek koros boy, puppet, korē girl, virgin, pupil of the eye, Lithuanian šerti to feed, Albanian thjer acorn; basic meaning: growing, feeding 1. a. (1) : the aspect presented by the moon at any stage between new moon and first quarter and between last quarter and the succeeding new moon (2) : any of the similar aspects of Venus and Mercury when less than half of the illuminated hemisphere is visible b. : the shape or figure defined by a convex and a concave edge 2. a. : a representation of the crescent moon used as an ornament, emblem, or badge b. : a heraldic charge that consists of the figure of the crescent moon with the horns directed upward and is often used as a cadency mark to distinguish a second son and his descendants 3. : an object shaped like a crescent: as a. : roll , bun , cookie b. : a raised cordonnet used in needlepoint laces for separating or outlining a portion of the design c. : an anatomical structure or section d. : the concave in the edge of a roller in a lever escapement to allow passage of the guard pin — called also passing hollow e. : pavillon chinois 4. a. : an area shaped like a crescent < the industrial crescent along the Gulf coast > b. : a semicircular row of houses or the street serving such a row < the bedlam of roads, crescents, drives … that form the suburbs of Dublin — Irish Digest > 5. : the gametocyte of the falciparum malaria parasite that is shaped like a crescent and constitutes a distinguishing character of malignant tertian malaria II. adjective Etymology: Latin crescent-, crescens, present participle of crescere 1. : increasing , growing < there was a crescent humming on the rails — Thomas Wolfe > 2. : having the shape or outline of a crescent : meniscoid < New Orleans … built on a crescent sweep of the Mississippi — Allan Nevins & H.S.Commager > III. noun or crescent spot or crescent spot butterfly (-s) Etymology: crescent (I) : any of numerous small butterflies (genera Phyciodes and Melitaea) having white spots on the wings |
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