the figure of the moon at any stage between new moon and first quarter or last quarter and the succeeding new moon
something shaped like a crescent and consisting of a concave and a convex curve
Brit a curved street
(the Crescent) esp formerly:
a crescent as the symbol of Islam
Neighbouring states of opposite creeds, were occasionally linked together in alliances … so that the Cross and Crescent were to be seen side by side, fighting against some common enemy — Washington Irving
Islam itself
[Middle English cressant from Old French creissant, present part. of creistre to grow, increase, from Latin crescere]