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n. 1 The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun 2 A symbol of Islam
Wikipedia
Crescent moon may refer to:
- Waxing or waning moon, shortly after or before the new moon
- Crescent, an artistic symbol
- Crescent moon (comics), a fictional DC comics character
- Crescent Moon (manga), the English title of the shōjo manga Mikan no Tsuki
- "Crescent Moon" (song), Mika Nakashima's 2nd single
- "Crescent Moon" (The Avengers), an episode of the television series The Avengers
- Crescent Moon Society, a Chinese former literary society
- Anjaneyasana, an asana (body position) in yoga
- Hilal (crescent moon), an Arabic term for the very slight crescent moon that is first visible after a new moon
is the English title of the shōjo manga Mikan no Tsuki (literally An Incomplete Moon)), written by Haruko Iida in partnership with Red Company. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten beginning in 2000 and serialized in Asuka Comics, and it was translated into English by Tokyopop. It is collected in six volumes.
"Crescent Moon" is Mika Nakashima's 2nd single. "Crescent Moon," which mixes 1980s style house with disco and Latin pop, was a 100,000 copies limited edition single, and it sold 98,570 copies, reaching #4 on the Oricon Weekly Top 200. The single was released on 6 February 2002.
Crescent Moon is the fifth episode of the first series of the 1960s British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Ian Hendry, Patrick Macnee and Ingrid Hafner, and guest starring Patience Collier, Roger Delgado, Harold Kasket, and Bandana Das Gupta. It was performed and aired live on ABC on 4 February 1961, and is one of many Season 1 episodes that as of 2012 is considered lost. The episode was directed by John Knight, and written by Geoffrey Bellman and John Whitney.
Usage examples of "crescent moon".
After thinking a little I started upon the windows at right angles to this one, and got the huge crescent moon and the little crescent earth behind it, the second time.
It looked, actually, a bit like a crescent moon, and she thumbed it, wondering briefly whose Work this had been, before her growing apprehension and sense of time running out drove her back to the room's entrance to start the sweep of the other half of the room.
The stars were out now, and he gazed at the constellation of the Fire Dancer twinkling high above the crescent moon.
And then the mark of the crescent moon was set between my brows by the hand of the Goddess herself .
Leaning forward, she placed a hand upon his chest, forcing her frozen fingers into the shape of a crescent moon.
A short rod supported the crescent moon of the Bright Lady over it.
I glimpsed the crescent moon through the new leaves, and then the scene dissolved in a shower of stars, and I was myself again, looking up at the Mystery hidden by the white veil.
One of the most powerful protections is the sign of the crescent moon, and we could draw one on the floor of this room to keep ourselves safe from the worst of it.