increscent

In*cres"cent, a. Etym: [L. increscens, -entis, p. pr. of increscere. See Increase.] 1. Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging. Between the incresent and decrescent moon. Tennyson. 2. (Her.) Defn: Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side.

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