单词 | crescent |
释义 | crescent n. & adj. --n   1. the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon.   2. anything of this shape, esp. Brit. a street forming an arc.   3. a the crescent-shaped emblem of Islam or Turkey. b (the Crescent) the world or power of Islam. --adj   1. poet. increasing.   2. crescent-shaped. Derivatives crescentic adj. Etymology: ME f. AF cressaunt, OF creissant, f. L crescere grow |
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