\In*cres"cent\, a. [L. increscens, -entis, p. pr. of
increscere. See {Increase}.]
1. Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.
         Between the incresent and decrescent moon.
                                               --Tennyson.
2. (Her.) Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon
   represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward
   the dexter side.