CRESCENT


Meaning of CRESCENT in English

I . n.

1.

New moon, moon in her first quarter.

2.

Figure of the new moon, lune.

3.

Turkish standard.

4.

[With The prefixed.] Turkish power, Ottoman Empire, Sublime Porte; Mohammedanism, Islamism, Islam.

II . a.

Growing, enlarging, increasing.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.