Chapter Creeper to Crescentic of C by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

4. 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. 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.

Crescent
(Cres"cent) 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.

Crescent
(Cres"cent), v. t.

1. To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent. [R.] Anna Seward.

2. To adorn with crescents.

Crescentic
(Cres*cen"tic) a. Crescent-shaped. "Crescentic lobes." R. Owen.