Definitions
resembling the new moon in shape
Used in a sentence
“The Turkish flag features a white star and crescent on red base.”
“Sebastiani receives publicly the Sultan's thanks, and is decorated with the Order of the Crescent”
“For nature creſſant does not grovve alone / In thevvs and bulkes, but as this temple vvaxes, / The invvard ſervice of the minde and ſoule / Grovves vvide vvithal, […]”
For a human being's vital functions, increasing, do not grow alone / In physical development and bulk, but as this "temple" [i.e., the body] waxes, / The inward operation of the mind and soul / Grows wide with them.
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Thin moon shape”8 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
C_______