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Webster 1913 Edition

Increscent

In-cres′cent

,
Adj.
[L.
increscens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
increscere
. See
Increase
.]
1.
Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.
Between the
incresent
and decrescent moon.
Tennyson.
2.
(Her.)
Increasing; on the increase; – said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side.

Webster 1828 Edition

Increscent

INCRES'CENT

,
Adj.
[L. increscens. See Increase.]growing; augmenting; swelling.

Definition 2024

increscent

increscent

English

An increscent gules.

Noun

increscent ‎(plural increscents)

  1. (heraldry) A crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing left).

Antonyms

Latin

Verb

increscent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of increscō

Etymology

C 1675, from Latin increscens, present participle of increscere

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