crescent
noun
a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
crescents
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pluralof crescent.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Another new feature are the crescents or arcs of emission inside the necklace but just outside the dense inner area that looks a little like a keyhole.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023
Small imprints of crosses and crescents line the top of its bricks, a nod by its Muslim architect to the closeness of Islam and Christianity.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
For crescents and rugelach: Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
The artist’s views move from “Full Pink Moon” — the only picture mounted on a lightbox for maximum luminosity — to such barely-there crescents as “Razor’s Edge” and “Tangerine Slice.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2022
It flowered with bald-faced ladies in head-dresses which looked like crescents or cones or the astonishing coiffure worn by the Duchess in Alice in Wonderland.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
