crescenticadj.
/krəˈsɛntɪk/ Having the form of a crescent or new moon; crescent-shaped.
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hornedc1400
semilunar1598
crescent1603
moony1605
mooned1607
half-mooned1611
lunary1623
lunar1635
semilunary1638
lunated1673
lunulated1705
moon-shaped1709
semi-lunated1726
lunular1728
lunulate1760
sickle-shaped1764
crescent-shaped1776
lunate1777
moonified1795
crescented1818
crescentic1835
semilunate1841
crescentric1851
demilune1885
crescentoid1887
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 308/1 A large crescentic membraneous flap, or valve.
1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. iv. App. 364 Feathers..tipped with crescentic spots of white.
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