Crescentic. World English Historical Dictionary

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a. [f. L. crēscent-em, taken in sense of CRESCENT sb. -IC.] Having the form of a crescent or new moon; crescent-shaped.

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1836.  Todd, Cycl. Anat., I. 308/1. A large crescentic membraneous flap, or valve.

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1885.  H. O. Forbes, Nat. Wand. E. Archip., IV. App. 364. Feathers … tipped with crescentic spots of white.

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