crescent's

Moving Vint Hill to connect farther south with Nokesville Road will effectively change the crescent's boundary, some project supporters said, and Avendale will be built north of the realigned road, keeping development to the north and open space to the south.

Prince William allows Avendale development in Rural Crescent 2010

The fertile crescent's unique diversity of wild crops and animals offered humans a mix of basic agricultural commodities that allowed a revolution in the development of human society.

AP Environmental Science Chapter 6- History and Global Distribution 2008

'Focus your eyes a little to the left of the crescent's bulge.'

Moonwar Bova, Ben, 1932- 1997

And, perhaps floating over the City, a sheer high fog mutes the crescent's gold to a daffodil yellow; winds moist gauzes over the thrilling evening star.

The Native Son Inez Haynes Gillmore 1921

Cassandra has also three large moons; but these, when full, shine with a pale-grey light, like the old moon in the new moon's arms, in that terrestrial phenomenon when the earth, by reflecting the crescent's light, and that of the sun, makes the dark part visible.

A Journey in Other Worlds 1894

Cassandra has also three large moons; but these, when full, shine with a pale-grey light, like the old moon in the new moon's arms, in that terrestrial phenomenon when the earth, by reflecting the crescent's light, and that of the sun, makes the dark part visible.

A journey in other worlds A romance of the future John Jacob Astor 1888