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Webster 1913 Edition

Decrescent

De-cres′cent

,

Adj.

[L.

decrescens

, p. pr. of

decrescere

. See

.]

Becoming less by gradual diminution; decreasing;

as, a

decrescent

moon

.

De-cres′cent

,

Noun.

(Her.)

A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister.

Cussans.

Webster 1828 Edition

Decrescent

DECRESCENT

,

Adj.

Decreasing; becoming less by gradual diminution; as a decrescent moon.