Falcated

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  • adj. Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a falcate leaf; a falcate claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent-formed.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as falcate: the form of the word commonly used of the disk of a planet when less than half of it is illuminated.
    • Word Usage
    "The last streak of light had faded from the west, and a pale lustre kindling in the eastern portions of the sky, became brighter and brighter till the white falcated moon was lifted up above the horizon; while uncountable stars appeared to reflect their brilliancy in the waters below."
     
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