Crescent vs. Croissant

Crescentnoun

The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.

Crescentnoun

Something shaped like a crescent, especially:

Crescentnoun

A curved pastry.

Crescentnoun

A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.

Crescentnoun

(Islam) A representation of the symbol used by Islamic caliphates en

Crescentnoun

(NZ) A crescent spanner.

Crescentnoun

(historical) Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services.

Crescentnoun

(heraldry) The emblem of the waxing 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.

Crescentnoun

A crescentspot butterfly.

Crescentadjective

marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon.

Crescentadjective

Shaped like a crescent.

Crescentverb

(transitive) To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.

Crescentverb

(transitive) To adorn with crescents.

Crescentnoun

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.

Crescentnoun

Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.

Crescentnoun

A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge

Crescentnoun

Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the second by René 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.

Crescentnoun

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.

Crescentadjective

Shaped like a crescent.

Crescentadjective

Increasing; growing.

Crescentverb

To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.

Crescentverb

To adorn with crescents.

Crescentnoun

any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

Crescentadjective

resembling the new moon in shape

Crescentnoun

the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon

Crescentnoun

a representation of a crescent used as an emblem of Islam or of Turkey

Crescentnoun

the political power of Islam or of the Ottoman Empire.

Crescentnoun

a thing which has the shape of a single curve that is broad in the centre and tapers to a point at each end

Crescentnoun

a street or terrace of houses forming an arc

Crescentnoun

a charge in the form of a crescent, typically with the points upward.

Crescentnoun

a moth or butterfly with crescent-shaped markings on the wings.

Crescentadjective

having the shape of a crescent

Crescentadjective

growing, increasing, or developing.

Crescent

A crescent shape (, British English also ) is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase in the first quarter (the ), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself. In Hinduism, Lord Shiva is often shown wearing a crescent moon on his head symbolising that the lord is the master of time and is himself timeless.

Croissantnoun

A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.

Croissantnoun

very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll

Croissantnoun

a French crescent-shaped roll made of sweet flaky yeast dough, eaten for breakfast.

Croissant

A croissant (UK: , US: , French: [kʁwasɑ̃] (listen)) is a buttery, flaky, viennoiserie pastry of Austrian origin, but mostly associated with France. Croissants are named for its historical crescent shape and, like other viennoiserie, are made of a layered yeast-leavened dough.