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Cres"cent (kr&ebreve;s"sent),
n. [OE. cressent, cressaunt,
crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F.
croissant, p. pr. of croître, OF.
creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.;
akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf.
Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]
1. The increasing moon; the moon in her
first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a convex edge;
also, applied improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like
state.

2. Anything having the shape of a
crescent or new moon.

3. A representation of the increasing
moon, often used as an emblem or badge; as:
(a) A symbol of Artemis, or Diana.
(b) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or
Constantinople. Hence: (c) The emblem
of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the taking of
Constantinople.

The cross of our faith is replanted,

The pale, dying crescent is daunted.


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