Shaped like a crescent

• Crescent-shaped, like the new moon

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. resembling the new moon in shape [syn: crescent(a) , crescent-shaped , semilunar ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Shaped like a crescent. n. (context archaeology English) A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"crescent-shaped," 1777, from Latin lunatus , from luna (see Luna ).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lunate \Lu"nate\, Lunated \Lu"na*ted\, a. [L. lunatus crescent-shaped, p. p. of lunare to bend like a crescent, fr. luna the moon.] Crescent-shaped; resembling the crescent moon; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross. --Gray. Syn: lunular, bicephalous, ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lunate is a crescent or moon-shaped microlith . In the specialized terminology of lithic reduction , a lunate flake is a small, crescent-shaped flake removed from a stone tool during the process of pressure flaking . In the Natufian period , a lunate was ...