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[
FEW: 2/ii,1324a
crescere
;
Gdf: 2,368a
cressant
;
GdfC: 9,244a
creissant
;
TL: 2,1083
croissant
;
DEAF:
croistre (croissant)
;
DMF:
croissant
;
TLF:
croissant 2
;
OED:
cressant n.
;
MED:
cressaunt n.
;
DMLBS: 516b
crescere
]
cressante,
cressaunt;
creissant,
creisaunt,
croissant;
cresant,
cresaunt;
cresçant,
crescent
s.
1
growth, growing (season)
2
(period of time during the) waxing of the moon
3
(representation of a) waxing moon
♦
crescent, convexo-concave shape
♦
crescent
s.
1
growth, growing (season)
:
(
s.xii
3/4
;
MS: s.xiv
2
)
en Aufriqe irront al cressant de l’erbage
7882
(
c.1230;
MS: 1275-85
)
L’erbe dunt jo vus vois disant Ache resemble en sun cressant
1344
(
s.xiii
2/4
;
MS: s.xiii
2
)
[…] Cum fait li blez en sun creissant
4093
2
astron.
(period of time during the) waxing of the moon
:
(
s.xii
1/3
;
MS: s.xii
ex
)
E as autres jurz del creissant
219.459
(
MS: s.xiv
)
[…] pus vus seignez del senestre bras el cresant
224.30
(
MS: s.xv
)
Pernez centorie […] e usez set jurs en le cressant e un en le decurs
167.E579
3
astron.
(representation of a) waxing moon
:
(
1380
)
un cressant et une esteille
i 85
(
1421-22
)
Item pur peinture d'un syne del sterre le pole, le crescent et un sterre desus gilt - .iiij. s.
9 Henry V
♦
crescent, convexo-concave shape
:
(
s.xiii
2/4
;
MS: s.xiii
3/4
)
apert li lius enf[l]és et en autel
(
ms.
autrel)
furme cum une cresaunt ou cum demi cercle
i 227
♦
herald.
crescent
:
(
c.1280;
MS: c.1280
)
l’escu de azur od treis cressantes d’or
73.139
(
1300;
MS: s.xiv
1
)
en la baniere inde portoit Les croissans de or enluminez
109.369
(
s.xiv
m
;
MS: s.xiv
ex
)
Sire William de Richer porte l’escu d’azeur ové iij. cressauntz d’or
139
od les cressants
1
herald.
semy of crescents
:
(
s.xiii;
MS: 1606
)
Sir W. de R. port d’azure ou les cressaunts d’or
89.85
estre en cressant
1
astron.
(of the moon) to be waxing
:
(
s.xii
1/3
;
MS: c.1200
)
Et quant la lune est en decurs […] E quant la lune est en creissant
250.1445
creistre
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