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Adjective: crescent  kre-sunt
  1. Resembling the new moon in shape
    "The crescent-shaped pastry was a local delicacy";
    - crescent-shaped, semilunar, lunate, lunar
Noun: crescent  kre-sunt
  1. Any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
    "The pastry chef arranged the croissants in a crescent on the platter"

Derived forms: crescents

See also: rounded

Type of: curve, curved shape

Encyclopedia: Crescent, Oregon