1. [n]  any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
2. [adj]  shaped as having two horns; "the horned moon"; "the crescent moon"

Crescent
Arab-American Sirine, a 39-year-old chef in a Lebanese restaurant in Los Angeles, has never been married--or even particularly interested in men. Then a handsome professor falls in love with her, and as their romance develops, Sirine finds that she must confront questions of her national identity and family background that she has been ignoring for years.

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1. \Cres"cent\ (kr[e^]s"sent), n. [OE. cressent,
   cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing,
   F. croissant, p. pr. of cro[^i]tre, OF. creistre, fr. L.
   crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create.
   See {Create}, and cf. {Accrue}, {Increase}, {Crescendo}.]
   1. The increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or
      when defined by a concave and a convex edge; also, applied
      improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state.
   2. Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.
   3. A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an
      emblem or badge; as:
      (a) A symbol of Artemis, or Diana.
      (b) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople.
          Hence:
      (c) The emblem of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the
          taking of Constantinople.
                The cross of our faith is replanted, The pale,
                dying crescent is daunted.        --Campbell.
   4. Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first
      instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in
      1268; the second by Ren['e] of Anjou, in 1448; and the
      third by the Sultan Selim III., in 1801, to be conferred
      upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for
      valuable services. --Brande & C.
   5. (Her.) The emblem of the increasing moon with horns
      directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; -- often
      used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and
      his descendants.
   

2. \Cres"cent\ (kr[e^]s"sent), a.
   1. Shaped like a crescent.
            Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns.
                                                  --Milton.
   2. Increasing; growing.
            O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not
            set.                                  --Tennyson.
   

3. \Cres"cent\, v. t.
   1. To form into a crescent, or something resembling a
      crescent. [R.] --Anna Seward.
   2. To adorn with crescents.