Crescent

In art and symbolism, a crescent ( /ˈkrɛsənt/) is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge, so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points (usually in such a manner that the enclosed shape does not include the center of the original circle).

Famous quotes containing the word crescent:

“On me your voice falls as they say love should,
Like an enormous yes. My Crescent City
Is where your speech alone is understood.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

Related Subjects

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Mornington Crescent