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the moon's sliver that doubles as a sword, a pastry, and an empire's flag.
means A curved shape tapering to two points, like the thin sliver of the moon between new and quarter — also the name for things sharing that form, from rolls to streets.
from From Latin crescere, 'to grow,' via the present participle crescens, 'growing' — because this is the waxing moon, the one swelling toward fullness. The same root grows in 'increase,' 'crescendo,' and 'recruit.' Curiously, the word names the growing moon even when we use it for the shrinking one; shape won out over the original sense of motion.
- croissant link
- Pastry shaped to mock a defeated Ottoman crescent flag
- not just moon
- Venus and Mercury show crescents through telescopes too
- earthshine glow
- The dark part glows faintly from Earth's reflected light
- word root
- From Latin crescere, meaning to grow
- fertile shape
- The Fertile Crescent birthed agriculture and writing
crescent city roller girls — roller derby team in new orleans, louisiana founded in 2006
crescent fresh — dairy brand owned by general mills, sold across north america since 1999
crescent moon ranch — property in jackson, wyoming where ennor dorsey trained horses and wildlife