1growth, growing (season):
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
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.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2
)
[…] Cum fait li blez en sun creissant
4093
2astron.(period of time during the) waxing of the moon:
(
s.xii1/3;
MS: s.xiiex
)
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
3astron.(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.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
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.xiv1
)
en la baniere inde portoit Les croissans de or enluminez
109.369
(
s.xivm;
MS: s.xivex
)
Sire William de Richer porte l’escu d’azeur ové iij. cressauntz d’or
139
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