crescent

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

A curved pastry.

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

(Islam) A representation of crescent used as a symbol of Islam.

(New Zealand) A crescent spanner.

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

(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.

A crescentspot butterfly.