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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_105987" /> == | |||
<p> the emblem of the Ottoman empire. (See [[Constantinople]]) (1, 1). </p> | <p> (1): </p> <p> (n.) [[Anything]] having the shape of a crescent or new moon. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (n.) A symbol of Artemis, or Diana. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (n.) The increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a convex edge; also, applied improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state. </p> <p> (4): </p> <p> (n.) A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge </p> <p> (5): </p> <p> (n.) The emblem of the [[Turkish]] Empire, adopted after the taking of Constantinople. </p> <p> (6): </p> <p> (n.) Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by [[Charles]] I., king of [[Naples]] and Sicily, in 1268; the second by [[Rene]] 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. </p> <p> (7): </p> <p> (n.) 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. </p> <p> (8): </p> <p> (n.) The ancient symbol of [[Byzantium]] or Constantinople. </p> <p> (9): </p> <p> (a.) Increasing; growing. </p> <p> (10): </p> <p> (v. t.) To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent. </p> <p> (11): </p> <p> (v. t.) To adorn with crescents. </p> <p> (12): </p> <p> (a.) [[Shaped]] like a crescent. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_35343" /> == | |||
<p> the emblem of the [[Ottoman]] empire. (See [[Constantinople]]) (1, 1). </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_105987"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/crescent Crescent from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_35343"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/crescent Crescent from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_35343"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/crescent Crescent from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 08:24, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1):
(n.) Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.
(2):
(n.) A symbol of Artemis, or Diana.
(3):
(n.) The increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a convex edge; also, applied improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state.
(4):
(n.) A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge
(5):
(n.) The emblem of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the taking of Constantinople.
(6):
(n.) Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the second by Rene 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.
(7):
(n.) 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.
(8):
(n.) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople.
(9):
(a.) Increasing; growing.
(10):
(v. t.) To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.
(11):
(v. t.) To adorn with crescents.
(12):
(a.) Shaped like a crescent.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
the emblem of the Ottoman empire. (See Constantinople) (1, 1).
