increscent noun & adjective.
[ɪn'krɛs(ǝ)nt] L16.[Latin increscent- pres. ppl stem of increscere INCREASE verb: see -ENT.]A. noun. Chiefly
Heraldry. The waxing moon.
L16.b. adjective. Increasing;
esp. (of the moon) waxing (in
Heraldry depicted with the horns directed to the dexter side). Cf.
DECRESCENT adjective.
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