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.
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. 2012