Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - 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