| 单词 | crescent-shaped |
| 例句 | But I recognized the beginnings of a crescent-shaped machine in the back corner and the man staring me down from across the card table serving as his desk. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Our house was separated from the river by a crescent-shaped parcel of five acres of wild, uncleared growth. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Pouches sagged beneath her eyes, brown and crescent-shaped. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She wore a white blouse and a full skirt gathered at the waist by a wide leather belt, and stylish, crescent-shaped spectacles. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z On her scalp, carefully hidden by her scanty hair, Mammachi had raised, crescent-shaped ridges. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A server took away the remains of the pig and replaced it with a heaping pile of crescent-shaped, fried chebureki. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The offices of the Administration Building looked out upon the crescent-shaped airfield. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The silver streak in his closely shaven head glows in the subtle darkness, and the crescent-shaped scar under his right eye looks deeper. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She carried on, searching for crescent-shaped puddles and broken twigs in the failing light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Jamison escorted me into a large windowless room with a familiar crescent-shaped table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He came home with a crescent-shaped scar on his temple, seriously weakened vision in his left eye, and a suspicion of his own cowardice from which he could never recover. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It curved in a crescent-shaped arc, bringing Matthias back into the main cavern with its luminous lake. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A few blocks from the stadium, they pulled into the crescent-shaped driveway of the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, where incoming and outgoing Amtrak trains and Greyhound buses docked. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z This was her favorite part of the Academy—the crescent-shaped patch of earth carved out of the edge of the island, facing the mainland. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “How old you?” asked the old cook with crescent-shaped eyes and night spreading his two front teeth. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z These clumps grew so large, particularly in the absence of oxygen, that they tugged the membrane of the red cell until the normal disk was warped into a crescent-shaped, dysmorphic “sickle cell.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Along Leesburg Pike, which funnels traffic into the city, there are developments of executive homes with Mercedes-Benzes parked in crescent-shaped driveways. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Fallen tree trunks are coated in a riot of fluorescent verdant growth and crescent-shaped oyster mushrooms. The Quiet Strength of an Old-Growth Forest 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z With bent knees, she manipulated the momentum of her turns and could tilt into crescent-shaped back bends. Dancing by Herself: When the Waltz Went Solo 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z What remains after hundreds of years of conflict is a village trimmed by two crescent-shaped ports and flanked by a honey-colored Ottoman fortress, one of the best preserved in the Aegean. Overnighter: On a Turkish Isle, Winds Tend the Vines 2012-07-06T16:52:12Z Grimacing cats with splayed claws appear frequently; in one instance, their tails lop off the heads of men in crescent-shaped helmets. Art Review: The Power Suits of the Past, as Worn During Ancient Empires 2011-04-22T21:48:37Z In between were four Hollenbeck originals, all from the new album, each one doused in citrusy, corrugated harmonies, with currents that built big circles around crescent-shaped melodies. January in Live Jazz: 5 Standout Shows 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The living area is then delineated by a circular vignette that features an overscale crescent-shaped sofa, a cocktail table, and a lounge chair. Julianna Margulies's Serene New York Apartment 2014-01-07T05:00:00Z Pierce said crescent-shaped Molokini acts as a kind of amphitheater for whale “concerts.” A Maui vacation in three acts 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z We hiked down a path to a crescent-shaped cove with red sandstone cliffs and a stream running toward the ocean. The girl in the cave: how a search for my former hermit's cell led to the old me 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z The position of the crescent-shaped meniscus between the liquids shows the hour. When Liquids and Mechanics Work Together 2013-04-24T15:32:10Z Like everyone else, I took pictures of the crescent-shaped red Sacred Bridge over the Daiya River that is Nikko’s signature image. Overnighter : North of Tokyo, Exploring the Sacred and Scenic 2014-02-06T19:30:54Z The vegetable garden is a crescent-shaped fifth of an acre, ringed in wire deer fence and sloping in a way that reveals the raised growing beds. Inn at Little Washington offers peek at its carefully concocted grounds 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z But the large, crescent-shaped route from Enchanted Tales with Belle to the Be Our Guest Restaurant all the way to Ariel's Grotto flows like any other area of the park. In Transit Blog: Your Disney Questions, Answered 2013-01-29T21:04:28Z The crescent-shaped pastries called shekerbura, filled with crushed hazelnuts, sugar and cardamom, look more like something to admire as art than ravage with fingers and teeth. Review | This new Azerbaijani bakery offers stories as good as its pastries 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Prince Edward Island, a crescent-shaped patch of land off the coast of New Brunswick, and Canada’s smallest province, is the kind of place where the dinner rush starts at 4:30. T Magazine: A Fish Tale 2011-08-26T18:05:57Z Beyond a handful of vendors selling souvenirs, bottled water and $3 umbrella rentals, a narrow path opens to a crescent-shaped inlet with turquoise water and gray-white sands framed by cliffs and forested hills. Three Sides of Ecuador 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z The crescent-shaped Guiones beach is a good jumping-off point to go hiking or visit the nearby turtle refuge, and there are small, charming hotels and local bars with live music. 45 Places to Go in 2012 2012-01-06T17:44:12Z Particularly enticing for slavers was the Black Prairie — a crescent-shaped swath of dark, rich soil through Mississippi and Alabama, where Chickasaws, Choctaws and Creeks lived. ‘Unworthy Republic’ Takes an Unflinching Look at Indian Removal in the 1830s 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z “Fox & Friends” had repeatedly asked whether the crescent-shaped logo of the nuclear security summit was an “Islamic image,” one selected by in his outreach to the Muslim world. Jon Stewart of ?The Daily Show? Takes On Fox News 2010-04-23T22:21:00Z A typical day might start with a morning swim on the sandy, crescent-shaped Non Nuoc Beach and perhaps a quick stop at the Han Market. 52 Places to Go in 2019 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z And my favorite: kue pancong from Moon Man, Indonesian cakes of coconut and rice flour, typically made in grilling pans with crescent-shaped slots. Around the World in an Evening at the Queens Night Market 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z My favourite spot is in the desert, above crescent-shaped Yueyaquan lake. 'My best travel discovery of 2016' 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Now the boulders, reconfigured a bit but still weighing some 225 tons, surround a different, crescent-shaped reflecting pool, in an open space on the campus of American University. They Have Finished Moving 225 Tons of Reimagined Art 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Leaving Dreamland, I walk east across the crescent-shaped sandy beach toward another sign of the town’s renaissance, the Turner Contemporary art gallery. Britain’s oldest roller coaster is ready to ride after a $30 million park makeover 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z From the eastern side of the lighthouse, I could see stretched out below a pristine, crescent-shaped beach that belonged in a Jimmy Buffett song. Finding sun and seclusion by beach-hopping on Puerto Rico’s west coast 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Eighty-five feet below, a patient bodyguard held her small, crescent-shaped purse. PinkPantheress’s Music Broke the Internet. Up Next? Everything Else. 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z A cut popularized in Santa Maria, Calif., and the surrounding area, this crescent-shaped steak from the bottom of the sirloin slices like brisket and eats like steak, with a rich, beefy flavor. How to Grill the Perfect Steak 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z The original eats at Penn Commons include crescent-shaped hand pies, stuffed with pulled pork and dropped off in metal cradles. Penn Commons picks up where sibling District Commons leaves off From the air, the crescent-shaped Prince Edward Island resembles an exuberant smile floating in the Gulf of St. Lawrence between the coastlines of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Where to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner on Prince Edward Island 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Then there are Sri Lanka’s famed beaches, crescent-shaped coves of white sand framed by colorful bungalows and bamboo groves. Next Stop: In Postwar Sri Lanka, Beaches, Temples and Military Checkpoints 2010-03-12T02:50:00Z Cutting onions with the grain, from end to end, produces crescent-shaped slices. Year-round, we take onions for granted. Winter is the time for them to shine. 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z At least half a dozen boats, some with as many as 140 passengers, moor off the crescent-shaped crater. If you want to see sea life rather than fellow snorkelers, head to these Maui sites 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z But on an island beleaguered by shortages, the crescent-shaped cookies were nowhere to be found. A Homecoming of Good Fortune for an Artist’s Pile of Cookies 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Susan’s has a sideline in glazed yeast doughnuts, hand-formed and as different from each other as snowflakes, and small, crescent-shaped apple pies, crimped at the edges and spread with vanilla icing. Pursuits: Twists and Turns Along a Kentucky Doughnut Trail 2012-11-04T03:27:20Z A genetic mutation causes the cells to become crescent-shaped, which can block blood flow and cause excruciating pain, organ damage, stroke and other problems. A new cure for sickle cell disease may be coming. Health advisers will review it next week 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z At the same time, a crescent-shaped partial eclipse will be visible in every U.S. state, although just barely in Hawaii, provided the skies are clear. ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse to slice across Americas on Saturday 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, the damage also produced a crescent-shaped dark spot that consequently marred her vision. Here’s what happens to your eyes if you look directly at the sun 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z The meniscus is a crescent-shaped rubbery disc of cartilage that serves as a shock absorber on the inside and outer edges of the knee. Sprains, strains and ACL tears. What to know about some of the NFL’s most common injuries 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z How about edges where a long, crescent-shaped piece of asphalt has cracked or broken away? What you need to know about patching blacktop driveways, holes 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The lunule appears as a crescent-shaped white area at the proximal edge of the pink-shaded nail. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The 6th's boundaries brought in Black people from across the state to create a crescent-shaped district. Rep. James Clyburn saves his South Carolina seat — at a big cost to Democrats 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday that Russian forces were attacking in five different directions along the crescent-shaped front line in the east, relying on masses of troops to try to overrun Ukrainian positions. Russia Pays a Bloody Price for Small Gains on Eastern Front 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z But those matters are a world away from the crescent-shaped eastern front in Ukraine. Russian Attacks Intensify in Eastern Ukraine Ahead of Expected Offensive 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Along much of the rest of the crescent-shaped front line in southeastern Ukraine, Russian forces are in a defensive crouch, building fortifications along new lines after their retreats earlier in the fall. Ukraine Says Russia Is Training Soldiers for Possible New Offensive 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z “We came to check it out but there’s not much here,” Garcia said, looking up at a huge crescent-shaped skyscraper behind him designed to look like the curved swords on Qatar’s national emblem. Empty streets, cranes: the city built for Qatar’s World Cup 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z I try, but I keep missing the nail, making crescent-shaped divots in the frame. ‘We build each other up’: Carpentry classes for and by women 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z About a 90-minute drive southwest of San Jose, Pacific Grove lies on a peninsula at the crescent-shaped bay’s southern tip. A racial reckoning over a festival's disrespect toward Asians in Monterey Bay: Will its demise bring healing? 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z The crescent-shaped island is the final sliver of land separating Louisiana from the Gulf of Mexico — a natural speed bump against storms that roll in from the sea. Climate change and vanishing islands threaten brown pelicans 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Ukrainian military and regional officials reported five probing attacks along the crescent-shaped frontline in the Donbas. Moscow Signals a Shift to a More Aggressive Phase of Ukraine War 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Although it looks like nothing else in Calgary’s downtown, the crescent-shaped building is in total harmony with its surroundings. Calgary’s Central Library is a stunner to rival Seattle’s 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Fighting was raging, Mr. Zelensky said, along a roughly 620-mile-long, crescent-shaped front that stretches from around the northeastern city of Kharkiv to the outskirts of Mykolaiv, near the Black Sea, in the south. As War Rages Into Its 100th Day, Russia Now Controls a Fifth of Ukraine 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Mayo Beach Park, in Edgewater, has four crescent-shaped beaches, with rock jetties that keep the waves gentle. Plan your summer with this guide to D.C.’s festivals and events 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Ukraine reported more attacks Thursday in the east along a crescent-shaped, 300-mile-long front line in the Donbas region. Zelensky pleads for evacuations as battle at last Mariupol holdout rages 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z After Little Buddy left a crescent-shaped wound in one of Reynolds’s fingers, she started calling him “Stripe,” after the nasty protagonist in the 1984 movie “Gremlins.” Perspective | Kicking off Squirrel Week 2022 with some squirrels in the news 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z “The galaxy is sort of stretched out into this long crescent-shaped arc,” Mr. Welch said. Hubble Space Telescope Spots Earliest and Farthest Star Known 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The shark’s jaws also took an enormous crescent-shaped chunk out of the board. Artisanal coffee, brewpubs and vinyl: Oceanside's new wave 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Soon, in seeming silence, the shadow of the Earth began to steal over the moon’s bright face, blotting out first a crescent-shaped section, then a semicircle. The moon went through changes Friday; so did the thermometer 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Sickle cell disease affects millions of people worldwide and causes the production of crescent-shaped red blood cells that are stickier and more rigid than healthy cells, which can lead to anemia and life-threatening health crises. Four Success Stories in Gene Therapy 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The crescent-shaped beach is framed by jetties that alter the sandbars below the surface and, thus, the shapes and breaks of the waves above. Meet Olympic Surfing’s Wave Whisperer 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z In sickle cell disease, or SCD, a single mutation in the beta-hemoglobin gene leads to red blood cells that become crescent-shaped, or sickled. How Designer DNA Is Changing Medicine 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z On Canouan, a tiny crescent-shaped island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Mandarin Oriental is fielding frequent requests for family reunions from Americans as well as travelers from Britain and Germany. As Restrictions Loosen, Families Travel Far and Spend Big 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Finding the crescent-shaped blood cells during an autopsy is to be expected, the experts said, and does not mean the cells were like that before death. How a Genetic Trait in Black People Can Give the Police Cover 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z For those unfamiliar, pierogi are essentially Polish dumplings, crescent-shaped noodle pockets with a soft casing that can be filled with meat, fruit or vegetables. Hamtramck’s Polish Village debuts paczki-pierogi concoction 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z In designing the crescent, the committee examined period examples on Moultrie’s flag, as well as crescent-shaped badges worn on Revolutionary War caps. South Carolinians Mock Redesigned Palmetto Tree on Proposed State Flag 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z The back windows face the crescent-shaped wall of the former quarry, which is planted like a botanical garden. Townhouses are in season at Quarry Springs 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z James Yolles, a spokesman for the Trust for Governors Island, said that both organizations — which share a crescent-shaped piece of land the trust calls the Urban Farm — will be a part of the island’s future. How This N.Y. Island Went From Tourist Hot Spot to Emergency Garden 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z A man who looks like President Trump is sitting on a crescent-shaped moon labeled “It’s Just The Flu.” ‘I’m legit perplexed’: Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus poster prompts anger, bewilderment 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Stretching from Louisiana to Virginia, the Black Belt is a crescent-shaped agricultural region first known for the color of its soil and then for its mostly black population. Surviving in America’s Black Belt amid pandemic and job loss 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z By contrast, the Dutch supercomputer simulations implied that both of J0030’s hotspots are in its southern hemisphere, and that one of them is long and crescent-shaped. The Strange Hearts of Neutron Stars 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z They do note marks on his chest, back and cheek, some of them “crescent-shaped” scratches. Parents charged with abusing child until bone disorder found 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z They are light on garlic but heavy on cabbage, with minced pork making up only a quarter of each crescent-shaped morsel. Fight to become Japan's gyoza capital gently simmers 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z There are now 4,500 French troops in the wider region, as part of “operation Barkhane”, named for a crescent-shaped sand dune. As France mourns 13 soldiers, top general says full victory in Africa impossible 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The West Residential Center, popularly known as the Talponia, is a crescent-shaped block built into a hillside. Utopia, Abandoned 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z The physicality of the metal mesh is revealed, its thickness indicated by the crescent-shaped highlights that surround each elongated dollop of luminosity. Review: Why artist Anthony Hernandez takes his 'Screened Pictures' through bus-stop screens 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Tribal chairman Tony Johnson instructed everyone to raise their paddles - the crescent-shaped ends marking them as distinctly Chinookan - and plunge them into the water. Paddling in canoe, students learn Native American history 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z This low-lying Louisiana city — built on a crescent-shaped sliver of land surrounded by the mouth of the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf of Mexico — has long battled water. Tropical Storm Barry bears down on Gulf Coast 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Clipped and military in his bearing, he wore a gray, crescent-shaped mustache and a military jacket with a blue button-down shirt beneath it. Is One of Africa’s Oldest Conflicts Finally Nearing Its End? 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z The Tibetan momos, crescent-shaped dumplings with a high pinched ridge, are worth the 20-minute wait. Mani’s Kitchen: Vibrant curries and soul-restoring Himalayan food in Seattle’s Pinehurst neighborhood 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z On the gray afternoon of Sept. 4, 1918, the men disembarked at Archangel, a crescent-shaped port with grubby docks, muddy streets and a cathedral dome painted blue with gold stars. The One Time American Troops Fought Russians Was at the End of World War I—and They Lost 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z On the crescent-shaped pond in the southeast corner of Central Park, a spectacularly colorful duck floats on the surface with an air of majesty. A Mandarin Duck Mysteriously Appears in Central Park, to Birders’ Delight 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z East Island is the second island to disappear in recent months from French Frigate Shoals, a crescent-shaped reef including many islets, Ms. Clark said. East Island, Remote Hawaiian Sliver of Sand, Is Largely Wiped Out by a Hurricane 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z An attendant operates a small parking lot, guiding visitors down a winding ramp to a secluded crescent-shaped stretch of sand and bluffs. U.S. Supreme Court declines to take Martins Beach case — a win for California's landmark coastal access law - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z When Veth, McDonald, and colleagues began to excavate the shelter floor, they discovered a small, crescent-shaped stone tool beneath rocks that had fallen from the roof as it weathered over time. Humans braved Australia’s hostile desert interior thousands of years earlier than thought 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Wind gusts that reached 100 miles per hour shredded scores of coniferous trees that studded the scenic, crescent-shaped cove facing the South China Sea. Typhoon Mangkhut Leaves Ruin Where Surfing Gained Foothold in China 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The result was a crescent-shaped car called the “New Beetle,” launched in 1998, which offered playful touches such as a built-in flower vase. Volkswagen to end production of the Beetle next year 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z A crescent-shaped beach on the Hawaiian island of Maui got the top slot Thursday on the list of best beaches issued annually by a Florida professor known as Dr. Beach. Maui’s Kapalua Bay Beach tops Dr. Beach’s best beach list 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z A crescent-shaped beach on Maui got the top slot Thursday in the annual list of best beaches issued by a Florida professor known as Dr. Beach. Maui’s Kapalua Bay Beach tops Dr. Beach’s best beach list 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Giant planters — and soon tables and chairs — sit in a crescent-shaped curve on the street where livery cars once parked illegally. Making a New York City River More Inviting to Cross, by Foot and Bike 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z He expertly sliced rows of tiny crescent-shaped puff pastries that would be used to make shrimp canapés. A National Security Aide’s Departing Wish: Cooking for the State Dinner 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The headquarters, which also house an applied technology unit, are a sunlit, crescent-shaped structure that almost seems to float in the lake. McLaren’s Formula One History Drives It on the Streets 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Hepburn’s sleeveless sheath — with its striking bateau neckline; subtle, cinched waist; and crescent-shaped cutouts in back — was an influential fashion statement. Hubert de Givenchy, French clothing designer who transformed Audrey Hepburn into a style legend, dies at 91 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z On one side, property owner and Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla wants Martins Beach, a secluded crescent-shaped stretch of sand and bluffs, to himself. With Supreme Court challenge, tech billionaire could dismantle beach access rights — and a landmark coastal law 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The promenade of Copacabana's crescent-shaped beach is popular with Rio residents and tourists. Car hits crowds at Rio's Copacabana beach 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Instead, the front nine moves in a clockwise crescent-shaped manner, with the back nine running counterclockwise inside the crescent. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z The beach, which was created using 330-foot crescent-shaped concrete seawall, will be closed through May 15, according to city officials. Children's Pool closes for pupping season as legal war continues 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z What resulted is an Eisenhower coin with a crescent-shaped blank space and the Eisenhower coin permanently eclipsing it. Coin collectors show off passion for collection, history 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z Off the south-eastern coast of Bangladesh, a row of crescent-shaped, wooden fishing boats approach the shore, listing dangerously in the strong winds. Rohingya Muslims: Tales of horror from Myanmar - BBC News 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Ringing the memorial is a courtyard of black stones with pale crescent-shaped markings, cross sections of ancient shells. The Great Hunger and the Randomness of the World 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z There weren’t nearly this many crescent-shaped fireflies floating around the living room yesterday. 12 easy ways to tell if you were blinded by the eclipse - Golf Digest 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Most of the state got a clear view of the crescent-shaped sun. California Today: Berkeley’s New Chancellor and a ‘Free Speech Year’ 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z From Times Square to the Empire State Building, New York's landmarks filled with people eager to see the crescent-shaped sun as it was partially obscured by the moon. See What the Solar Eclipse Looked Like From NYC 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Or, up the ante by topping a round serving of scrambled eggs with a slice of pumpernickel toast with a crescent-shaped piece removed at the end. The solar eclipse is giving us an excuse to throw a party: Here's how to do it 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z In Newburyport, the eclipse will create a crescent-shaped view of the sun beginning at 1:28 p.m., reaching its peak at 2:46 p.m. and ending at 3:58 p.m. Plum Island boy to chase upcoming eclipse 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z What they see at the ark is an icon of Saint Nicholas, under a panel of bulletproof glass, with a crescent-shaped opening in the middle through which a bone is visible. Why more than a million Russians have lined up to see a piece of the rib of Saint Nicholas 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The crescent-shaped spit is close to a mile long. New Island Appears Off U.S. Coast 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Children’s Pool beach was created using a 330-foot, crescent-shaped concrete seawall. Children’s Pool beach reopens as legal battle over seals continues 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z I was lucky enough to be a guest for two days aboard the USS George Washington CVN-73 as she carved a crescent-shaped course off the North Carolina coast a few years ago. How to avoid rookie mistakes when installing porch steps 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z In their place is a vast open space with drought-tolerant bushes, a giant, crescent-shaped lawn and decomposed granite paths that encourage a stroll. Los Angeles State Historic Park bridges past and present at grand opening celebration 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z Also helping those greenside shots is a crescent-shaped sole with mid bounce. Callaway Introduces New Forged Wedges - Golf Digest 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Children’s Pool was deeded to the city in 1931 and includes a 330-foot, crescent-shaped concrete sea wall that its donor meant as a way to create a protected beach and swim area for children. La Jolla Children's Pool to remain open as seal pupping season begins 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z A crescent-shaped marina would be anchored off the coast. Lebanese fear planned resort will wall off the sea in Beirut 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z At the same meeting, New York City’s parks department presented its own plan, for the same crescent-shaped piece of waterfront land separating the river from the Trump golf course. With Trump Proposal to Expand Bronx Golf Course, Some See Red, Not Greens 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Then they knelt along the edge of the crescent-shaped ravine, according to a report cited by AllSource. IS buried thousands in 72 mass graves, AP finds 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Late on Friday evening, a long caravan of police vehicles drove slowly down the promenade away from the city center, leaving the wide, crescent-shaped boulevard open to pedestrians and cars once again. A Surly Misfit With No Terror Links Turned a Truck Into a Tank 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z An eerie tableau of death and dying extended along a mile-long stretch of the graceful, crescent-shaped Promenade des Anglais on Thursday night, running from Nice’s airport to the oldest part of the coastal city. In Nice, a Vibrant Celebration Gives Way to a Trail of Death 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z The two seating areas are defined by custom-cut sienna rugs and lavender contemporary crescent-shaped seating. On Maryland’s Eastern Shore, a home in the woods is now of the woods 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z The protected beach was created in the 1930s with the building of a 330-foot, crescent-shaped concrete sea wall. Restrictions on Children's Pool beach in La Jolla are illegal, judge rules 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z The Maryland Department of Natural Resources environmental scientist was standing on a sandy, crescent-shaped beach. Reshaping the Chesapeake Bay, one living shoreline at a time 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z While the croissant is associated with France, the pastry originated in what is now Austria, as a crescent-shaped roll called a kipferl. British Retailer’s Straight Croissants Leave Some Bent Out of Shape 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z The ATF says the club "infuriated" the most notorious motorcycle gangs, such as the Hells Angels and Pagans, by wearing a three-piece patch arrangement with a crescent-shaped bottom patch bearing the name of a state. One of the nation's fastest-growing motorcycle clubs is composed largely of military, police officers and prison guards 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z On a recent afternoon, several crew members milled about the crescent-shaped space as they waited for a shuttle to arrive. JetBlue’s Airport Farm Adds a Touch of Green to J.F.K. 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z A skyscraper sheathed in blue glass, it was inspired by its crescent-shaped namesake, an oceanfront resort in Miami Beach. 'Working harder for less money' in Las Vegas, weary host of the Democratic debate 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z In previous decades, Puerto Rico boasted a larger industrial base and didn’t feel the same urgency to advertise its crescent-shaped beaches, rain forest and centuries-old fortresses. Some Investors Bet on Puerto Rico Hotels 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z The banishing of the crescent-shaped croissant spurred no shortage of dismay on both sides of the English Channel. British Retailer’s Straight Croissants Leave Some Bent Out of Shape 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Aurelia, also called the moon jellyfish, are incredibly common and easily identified by the four crescent-shaped gonads on their umbrellas. Jellyfish "Gooeyness" Could Be a Model for Self-Healing Robots 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z And burglary is insufficient as a motive, since only one piece from the victim’s massive jewelry collection is missing: a unique, crescent-shaped diamond brooch. Sherlock Holmes' Creator Fought Injustice with Deduction, Too 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z The beach itself is a crescent-shaped, sandy cove about a quarter mile in length. Retirement in Mexico Deserves a Fresh Look 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z In an underground room on the base, rows of radar technicians sit at glowing screens watching small crescent-shaped blips, each representing an aircraft moving in Alaskan airspace. Intent of Russian military aircraft near U.S. shores remains unclear 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z My best description would be a simple, crescent-shaped pocket of dough surrounding meat or cheese fillings. Former ‘America’s Most Wanted’ producer finds career fulfillment in the lowly pirogi 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z The beaches are far longer, wider and better kept than Santa Marta's, creating a giant crescent-shaped shoreline that is several miles long. An Undiscovered Caribbean Retirement Option 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z That means the sun — when spied through eclipse glasses or other special viewing devices — will appear crescent-shaped. Chicago to see partial solar eclipse Thursday 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Clad in reflective blue glass, the stout girth of its two crescent-shaped wings rise up to sharply pointed blades, giving the top a serrated crown that lends it an air of menace. Strictly for the super-rich: the world’s most expensive penthouse 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Sickle cell disease is a serious disorder in which the body makes crescent-shaped red blood cells. Less Toxic Transplant Treatment Offers Hope for Sickle Cell Patients 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Arnold described the airborne entities as either crescent-shaped or disc-like, flying with the motion of a saucer skimming on water. The lasting allure of the flying saucer 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Strong winds blowing in a single direction resulted in massive piles of basaltic sand about 200 meters wide and 20 meters tall that formed crescent-shaped “barchan dunes.” Dunes on Mars Resemble Starfleet Logos 2014-05-09T12:00:00Z Down the hill, hundreds of ducks and geese splashed around a crescent-shaped pond. Lincang Journal: Communism Is the Goal at a Commune, but Chinese Officials Are Not Impressed 2014-03-13T00:55:46Z The unusual study involved people with a torn meniscus, crescent-shaped cartilage that helps cushion and stabilize knees. Common Knee Surgery Does Very Little for Some, Study Suggests 2013-12-26T00:09:35Z Known for its sunsets, and dotted with whitewashed buildings clinging to its steep slopes, the crescent-shaped volcanic island drew 1.6 million tourists last year. Greece's Santorini in darkness after power station blaze 2013-08-13T17:40:34Z Aerial television footage showed the sand and pavements blanketed with people for several kilometers along the crescent-shaped shoreline. Millions at Brazil Mass hear pope ask youth to change world 2013-07-28T14:23:15Z The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. What Lives at the Bottom of the Mariana Trench? More Than You Might Think 2013-04-15T00:15:05.547Z The crescent-shaped beach at Frenchman's Cove remains as inviting as ever, wrapped in jungle and popular with young Jamaicans and Europeans, but the resort's rooms feel a bit dated. The Roots of Heaven 2013-04-12T02:17:53Z A meniscus is one of the crescent-shaped cartilage discs that cushion the knee. Surgery, therapy both prove good for knee repair 2013-03-19T05:03:09Z According to HuffPo, “photos released to the press show a gruesome, crescent-shaped wound that the 19-year-old sustained in the incident as his left cheek was ground into the cement sidewalk.” Video shows NYPD brutalizing Queens teen 2013-02-13T23:28:00Z The crescent-shaped Indo-Australian tectonic plate is named, aptly enough, after the two largest landmasses it hosts—the Indian subcontinent at its northwestern tip, and Australia in its eastern reaches. Indian Ocean Quakes Part of Slo-Mo Seafloor Breakup 2012-09-26T19:41:29Z He watched the surfing community on the crescent-shaped bay flourish as more expats arrived and settled. Jailed American fights Nicaraguan drug sentence 2012-09-06T19:30:00Z The course took the riders quite literally over the moon—a sharp crescent-shaped jump placed near the Royal Observatory—and 27 other obstacles. 'God Save the Queen' Is Too English for Britain 2012-07-31T02:06:11Z The set includes a crescent-shaped seat that can be seen as allegorical, or merely geometric. | Long Island: A Review of ‘My Brilliant Divorce,’ at the Bay Street Theater 2012-06-09T00:50:54Z In some specimens a narrow crescent-shaped groove is left on the outside margin. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z Thallus oblong with rounded lobes, distinctly areolate and porose, with imbricate sublunate scales beneath; gemmæ in crescent-shaped receptacles. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z He watched the surfing community on the crescent-shaped bay flourish as more expats arrived and settled. Jailed American fights Nicaraguan drug sentence 2012-09-06T19:30:00Z Hierro, the most westerly and the smallest island of the group, is somewhat crescent-shaped. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The beauty of this crescent-shaped bay, with its outlines of bold headlands, is striking. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z A ladder gave access to it, and from it there was a wide outlook over the whole crescent-shaped plain of Marathon. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Size and appearance of n. 1; leaves only twice ternate; flowers white, fewer; achenes 5–10, flat, somewhat crescent-shaped, tapering into the slender stipe.—Mountains of Va. and southward. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z Around this dial is a crescent-shaped bed of Zinnias, and very satisfactory do they prove. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Surrounding this mound were five crescent-shaped mounds so arranged as to constitute a circle. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z Gland.—Shallow crescent-shaped, with four transverse scales fringed with short glandular hairs. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z It would be 7,000 years before a new culture appeared, with a markedly different toolkit, including crescent-shaped blades probably used as arrowheads. Human evolution: Cultural roots 2012-02-15T18:20:59.113Z Instantly the men sprang from their saddles, formed up their horses in a crescent-shaped line, and took post behind them, resting their rifles on the animal's backs. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z The French hunters generally shot them; but the Spanish "hocksers" rode them down on horseback, and hamstrung them with a crescent-shaped spear, in form something like a cheese-knife with a long handle. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Soldiers, like the fantastic creations of an uncanny dream, present their strange medley of arms—long spears, crescent-shaped scythes, threatening spikes, and grim battle-axes, are silhouetted against the peaceful sky. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Behind her, two female slaves elevate the sistrum; whilst before her, and apparently between herself and her husband, are two altars occupied by round cakes and one crescent-shaped emblem. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z Female of a more dingy hue above; below dull white, the proportion of black in the feathers increasing as they approach the middle; each feather of the breast terminating in a crescent-shaped ash grey spot. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z On their voyages they carry pouches to contain their belongings, and a curious crescent-shaped box made of brass plate, which they tie on in front. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z In a crescent-shaped central area, however, extending from Wyoming through Missouri to Nova Scotia, the number of storms and the amount of rainfall decrease. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z The pale crescent-shaped mark on the posterior part of the body curves anterodorsally on the dorsal surface of the body. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z At length I perceived, in the distance, a crescent-shaped ring of silver luster. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Plumage black edged with greyish white; a large crescent-shaped pure white spot on the throat; bill and legs dusky. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z There a long crescent-shaped creek, which after-ages were to know as the Golden Horn, strikes inland for seven miles, forming a quiet backwater from the rapid stream which runs outside. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z The wing covers are marked with two small grey dots, anteriorly, and a crescent-shaped one behind the middle. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z A cream-colored, crescent-shaped mark is present on the posterior edge of the body; this mark is usually most noticeable in S. baudini and least so in S. cyanosticta. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z The tail is crescent-shaped and is a great aid to it in swimming. Fast Nine or, A Challenge from Fairfield 2011-09-22T02:00:24.220Z On the under surface of the hind wings there are two rows of orange-brown spots, the inner row being nearly crescent-shaped and the outer row oblong. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z A crescent-shaped wall of snow was built to break the wind; in the shelter of this they sat, grinning delightedly, and eating savagely, with much smacking of the lips, the steaming broth and walrus meat. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z It is a savory compound of meat and potatoes, inclosed in a crescent-shaped crust; but one must be a Cornishman to appreciate this dish thoroughly. The Story of the Toys 2011-08-05T02:00:49.720Z True, it is beautifully situated, and is a fine city of its class, located in an admirable semicircular bay, not upon one, but upon many hills, backed by a crescent-shaped mountain range. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The sun warms up his rufus plumage, and the crescent-shaped patch of vermilion over the eye glows in the strong light. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z In later and more luxurious and splendid times, the cone-shaped and crescent-shaped head-dresses came in. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z In these are placed the crescent-shaped stone dishes, in which moss serves as a wick to burn blubber. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z These arms support tentacles on each side, and leave a gap between, so that the whole pattern is crescentic, or crescent-shaped, and not circular. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z These sagging lower lids made crescent-shaped pockets which were forever filled with rheumy fluid.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z The main object of their attack, they decided, should be on the western side of the perimeter, where a crescent-shaped, flat-topped eminence divided them from the town. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z The Bay of Apia is crescent-shaped, having the point of Mulinuu for the western, and the point of Matatu for the eastern, tip of the horn. Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage 2011-07-18T02:00:23.520Z The lamp consists of a crescent-shaped stone with a concavity, in which there is animal oil and a line of crushed moss as a wick. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z In the manatee it is rounded, in the dugong forked like that of a whale, in the rytina crescent-shaped. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z There is no harbour on its coasts, for the shores of the island, which is crescent-shaped, are almost unbroken. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Occasionally, however, a pore may be found that is enclosed by two narrow, crescent-shaped cells joined together at their tips to form a ring. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z They took up a position midway between the central portion of the crescent-shaped crowd and the “isanuse’s” dwelling. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Moulded tallow served as fuel in a crescent-shaped disk of tin, in which carefully prepared moss was crushed and arranged as a wick. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The town lay between the bay and a crescent-shaped swamp. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z These stood on a limestone ridge in a crescent-shaped bend of that stark range of mountains on the northern side of which the Orange River has carved its tremendous earth-scar. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z In the Upper Eocene, even-toed species appear with an approach at least to the crescent-shaped teeth of the modern deer and oxen. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z A smudge is made with sweetgrass, and a crescent-shaped place marked out between the square hole and the rear of the sweathouse and live coals are placed on the dot in front of the crescent. The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians 2011-04-26T02:00:23.287Z View from above of an Actinia with all its tentacles expanded; o mouth, b crescent-shaped folds at extremity of mouth, a a folds round mouth, t t t tentacles. Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. 2011-03-07T03:00:13.343Z Between the segments of the cup are large oval or crescent-shaped glands which are often brightly coloured, forming petal-like structures. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z It was not till the two children were left together, after partaking of crescent-shaped rolls and coffee, that Irene ventured to say anything to Dorothy. A Flight with the Swallows Little Dorothy's Dream 2011-03-04T03:00:54.547Z The condition gets its name from the fact that an unusual type of hemoglobin causes red blood cells to become crescent-shaped, similar to the curved blade of a sickle. Well: The Voices of Sickle Cell Disease 2011-03-02T12:57:23Z The cream-colored crescent-shaped mark is distinct in all specimens; the dorsal blotches on the anterior part of the caudal musculature are narrow and do not extend far onto the sides of the tail. A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla 2011-02-28T03:00:32.093Z We see under us the Thriasian plain, well covered with ripening corn and other crops; we see at the far side of the crescent-shaped bay the remains of Eleusis. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z The eastern point of the crescent-shaped shore is overgrown with a dense grove of palm trees, which stand like troops protecting the coast, even to the water's edge, by what seems like an advance guard. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Ingleby continued, addressing Dorothy, "I hope you will be able to fancy something," as Stefano brought in a tray with coffee and crescent-shaped rolls, and a dainty omelette done to a turn by his wife. A Flight with the Swallows Little Dorothy's Dream 2011-03-04T03:00:54.547Z Near this again is a crescent-shaped apartment, with windows which receive the sun all day, where I keep my favorite authors. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z None has a distinct cream-colored, crescent-shaped mark bordered posteriorly by a dark brown bar or triangle, as in the other species in the Ptychohyla euthysanota group. A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla 2011-02-28T03:00:32.093Z We were lying in a tiny bay, crescent-shaped, of which the two horns or extremities were formed by long narrow promontories projecting into the lake. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z Down in one of the numerous clefts and chasms which were to be seen in this locality, in a woody dell on the right, was Bond's Lake, a pretty crescent-shaped sheet of water. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z It detected long, crescent-shaped features at a depth of about 60 meters in an area where the terraces were known to be located. New Zealand's Lost-and-Found Pink Terraces 2011-02-04T20:41:33Z In the grooves slid a kind of crescent-shaped knife. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z Under the wings find the circular or crescent-shaped membranes, the eardrums. A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z When she reached the spot, she found that these oaks stood round a crescent-shaped clearing which was open to the sea. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z "Yeah," he intoned, pulling one horn of his crescent-shaped mustache. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z The latter crowns a crescent-shaped eminence, and its white houses peep cosily from beneath forest-trees, of the richest and greenest foliage. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z "Oh, Colonel," she said with a smile, regarding her long, bony fingers, on which her crescent-shaped nails shone like mother-of-pearl, "you know I never denounce unless I have to." The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The flippers are unprovided with nails, and the tail is broad, and differs from that of the manati in being crescent-shaped instead of rounded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The design leaves large, crescent-shaped empty quadrants on all four sides of the box. How to fill the holes in Seattle's tunnel design 2010-12-10T21:52:00Z In June, Amon was part of a Texas A&M team that made a crescent-shaped tour around the well, finding high concentrations of methane gas as well as oil. BP spill: Scientists scramble to find out where the oil went 2010-09-28T14:34:00Z Burnett, however, wouldn't address the crescent-shaped, purple bruise beneath his right eye - other than to say it wasn't baseball-related. Yankees rally past Orioles on A-Rod's 2 HRs 2010-09-18T03:42:00Z The crescent-shaped ticketing lobby is spacious and bright, while the atrium food court and rows of shops conspire to make yet another airport feel like yet another shopping mall. Beauty and beasts at John F. Kennedy Airport 2010-07-07T15:01:00Z These latter are variable, but the most conspicuous is a series of dark crescent-shaped spots almost parallel with the hind margin, and immediately outside these is a series of paler crescents. Butterflies and Moths (British) Another bull, characterized by certain marks, as a black colour, a triangle of white on the forehead, a white crescent-shaped spot on the right side, &c., was selected in his place. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The forehead was good, almost square, and over one eye was a crescent-shaped scar, not livid, but standing out plainly against the white skin. The Man from Jericho Approximately every other scale of the third row is bordered above and anteriorly by a crescent-shaped area of scarlet colored skin. Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains Then the reporters would no longer be sitting at their crescent-shaped table. The Tempering On the hind margin of the fore wings, close to the fringe, is a row of black crescent-shaped spots; and on the inner side of the cloudings is a waved transverse band. Butterflies and Moths (British) This road at once descended upon a crescent-shaped, natural meadow enclosed by a small stream, like a babe in a sheltering arm. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Rose-trees look best in round or oblong beds, and do not lend themselves to filling up stars, though a crescent-shaped bed suits the low-growing kinds very well. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them Similar crescent-shaped areas border the scales of the fourth and fifth rows and often two adjacent crescents meet at the ends of an intervening scale and fuse forming an H-shaped mark. Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains Cups and pots have been found sometimes with simple decoration in the form of knobs or bosses, and many have a crescent-shaped handle serving as a support for the thumb. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" The border of the hind wings contains a row of crescent-shaped blue spots. Butterflies and Moths (British) The base of a ridge in which rock is exposed is seen at the left; a crescent-shaped lateral moraine bordering the valley lies at the right. Drainage Modifications and Glaciation in the Danbury Region Connecticut State of Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin No. 30 Waiting until they had disappeared over the northern end of the crescent-shaped range of hills, he hurried to the bowlder and again picked up the arrow. The Orphan On the beach lay a big proa, a stout outrigger canoe; of the kind Karaki's own people used at Bougainville, so high of prow and stern as to be nearly crescent-shaped. Where the Pavement Ends The aperture of the ear is exceedingly minute; the eyes are of moderate size and the blow-hole is crescent-shaped. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" This is the common Vapourer Moth, which may be known at once by its bright chestnut colour, with darker transverse markings, and a white crescent-shaped spot in the anal angle of the fore wings. Butterflies and Moths (British) Shadows of gloom dissolved and were replaced by a black-toothed, crescent-shaped smile of delight. The Holes and John Smith On the left was the pretty crescent-shaped beach, and beyond it the lights of the town shone brightly. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 Along the western banks of the Antietam River, there runs, with a gradual rise of undulating ground, a crescent-shaped ridge, presenting its concave side to the river. History of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers Hence the form or outline of many of these fragmental craters is crescent-shaped. Volcanoes: Past and Present The fog soon rolled away and Naples, beautifully situated on the crescent-shaped shores of the bay, was disclosed to view. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise According to the military regulations of the period, he had a clean-shaven face, with the exception of a small crescent-shaped whisker. Timar's Two Worlds The ridge curved crescent-shaped behind our cage and ran down toward the shore. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 Down along the coast he ran, passing the ledge where they usually went swimming and continuing his course towards a small crescent-shaped beach only a short distance away. The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave A crescent-shaped portion of the hearthstone is capable of removal, for what purpose it is not known. Famous Firesides of French Canada He stood inside the curve of a crescent-shaped table, which struck him almost under the arms, his back to the wall of the tent. Claim Number One Paddling his canoe into a great crescent-shaped bay, he observed a river emptying into it and turned the nose of his tiny craft that way. Legends of the Wailuku Leaves large, roundish, ovate, pointed, serrate, wavy, deep green above, pale and downy with soft, white-cottony hairs beneath; stipules somewhat crescent-shaped. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination Every year we see these trees white with blossoms, and as regularly every specimen of the fruit bearing the plague-spot—a tiny crescent-shaped wound in the cuticle—withering, fading and falling. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 The spray seemed to dissolve the crescent-shaped creatures; where it hit, ragged holes appeared. Vampires of Space Cut slices of bread in crescent-shaped pieces, butter one side and toast. Sandwiches But the bull Apis is distinguished by several natural marks; and especially by a crescent-shaped figure, like that of a new moon, on his right side. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens The decreasing portion of sun becomes more and more narrow, until at length it is reduced to a crescent-shaped strip of exceeding fineness. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language He remembered the thunderous pounding at the walls and the dark men in their yellow robes and green turbans, their crescent-shaped swords coated with blood. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Her hull was pitted and corroded, but there was no other evidence of the crescent-shaped things which had so nearly brought about the ship's untimely, ghastly end. Vampires of Space This is a crescent-shaped roll—baked for the first time in the eventful year 1683, when the Turks besieged the city. All About Coffee Above her mysteriously draped trousers she wore a sleeveless coat, adorned with crescent-shaped pockets and a narrow gold braid. Captain Desmond, V.C. The building is crescent-shaped, sixty feet in width and about fifty feet high. The Book of the National Parks At one side cooking was carried on at a long, crescent-shaped range of some sort of cement, and containing half a dozen openings for fires. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Through the crescent-shaped opening a human face looked in, and a voice, which Dennis instantly recognised, gave warning of more trouble. With Haig on the Somme Its handle is of ebony, crescent-shaped, and riveted into two sockets fixed at a right angle with the spout. All About Coffee If you caught her before ten in the morning you would find her with crescent-shaped 191 bits of court-plaster beside her eyes, in front of her ears, and between her brows. Ladies-In-Waiting Seen from across its canyon the splendid crescent-shaped ruin offers to the unaccustomed eye little that is common to modern architecture. The Book of the National Parks Under the nails there was a faint tinge of blue, and at the nail-bed this was already intense, forming little crescent-shaped areas of vivid turquoise. The Blue Germ The former, which are always crescent-shaped, are from ten to twenty feet high, and have an acute crest. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests "I am charmed, my love, quite charmed," said Lord Henry, elevating his dark crescent-shaped eyebrows and looking at them both with an amused smile. The Picture of Dorian Gray The Boers occupied a wide crescent-shaped front, extending some six miles from the hills on the west of the railway at Spyfontein to the kopjes on the east of the Kimberley road at Majesfontein. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Below us, at the bottom of a crescent-shaped bay, lay Drontheim—a mass of dark red, yellow, and brown buildings, with the grey cathedral in the rear. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Climbing to the top of the hill, we obtained a view to the northward of the crescent-shaped line of shingle, ten miles long, called Chesil Bank, which joins Portland to the main land. A Yacht Voyage Round England Subconsciously I noted that his socks were not mates, one of them being blue and one black; also that his scalp had a crescent-shaped split place in it just between and above his half-closed eyes. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights A conspicuous white, slightly elongated spot exists behind each eye, and on each side of the chest there is a broad crescent-shaped mark of light green. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America All around was a crescent-shaped constellation of high kopjes. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Those injuring walnuts lay their eggs on the concave side of crescent-shaped punctures which they eat in the husks of the young nuts. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 She turned to watch the crescent-shaped valley, that she might get back the soothing sense of peace and beauty which she had felt in her first waking. Romola She lifted the soft-curling hair from off her right temple disclosing a small, crescent-shaped scar. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The general colour of the male is bronzed green above, with a crescent-shaped white mark on the lower part of the back. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Then the gunboat headed north and dropped anchor in the bight of a small, crescent-shaped sand-key of the Florida Reef. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea These claws are crescent-shaped, and would be still longer, but in all cases nearly an inch is worn from their points. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire The rays of the newly-risen sun fell obliquely on the westward horn of this crescent-shaped nook: all else lay in dewy shadow. Romola Moreover, there was a young moon, a delicate, crescent-shaped paring, about two days old, hanging low in the western sky, yet capable, in that pure, translucent atmosphere, of yielding quite an appreciable amount of light. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast The chin is black, with a green gloss; the throat is of a deep metallic purple; while a large crescent-shaped mark of huff appears on the upper part of the chest. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America It is a most sunny little spot, covered with the freshest greensward, and nestling lovingly, like a petted darling, in the embracing curve of a crescent-shaped hill opposite. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 He had cleared the precipice at two leaps, alighting each time on his huge crescent-shaped horns. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire His accoutrements are, a bullet-pouch made from the undressed skin of the mountain cat, and a huge crescent-shaped horn, upon which he has carved many a strange souvenir. The Scalp Hunters This hung under the right arm, suspended by a shoulder-strap; and attached, in a similar manner, was a huge crescent-shaped horn, upon which was carved many a strange souvenir. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse They crossed the river Inyanzi, and advanced in their usual crescent-shaped formation. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Lunulae: in Hymenoptera, crescent-shaped marks near the orbits. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology To southward of the old town there is a deep grassy hollow, crescent-shaped, its southern slope fringed with wood; and here in the shade he lay reading the 'Morte d'Arthur' of old Malory. The Book-Hunter at Home I bought a crescent-shaped brooch set with small diamonds which cost one hundred dollars—Oh, I was coming on! A Daughter of the Middle Border Their weapons were the spear or assagai, and a sort of wooden club, occasionally a crescent-shaped battle-axe, and still less frequently the bow. Impressions of South Africa They landed on a crescent-shaped strip of beach, backed by rocky walls, where there was plenty of driftwood for their fire. Glory of Youth This gives encouragement, and a sharper glance around betrays a singular-looking rounded headstone, in which are two crescent-shaped holes. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author He marked the crescent-shaped shadow of the long, upturned eyelash, the lips exquisitely formed, but not too small to be expressionless like your rosebud-mouthed women. Patsy There's just a short, crescent-shaped drive, and only a low hedge. The Sins of Séverac Bablon The branches of the plant terminate in large umbels, or spherical bunches of yellowish flowers; which are succeeded by roundish fruits, each of which contains two crescent-shaped seeds. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. In the end she went into a baker's shop, and bought a little crescent-shaped roll, which she ate as she went along. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories At the distance of a mile from the great river the pass enters the northern end of Moon Lake, a crescent-shaped sheet of water, probably an old bed of the Mississippi. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. It was a beautiful creature, rather more than three feet long, with a sharp head, a small mouth, large gills, silvery eyes, and a crescent-shaped tail. The South Sea Whaler It is a shallow crescent-shaped vessel of potstone, or what is called soapstone from its soapy feel. Peter the Whaler They were now standing on the eastern horn of a large, crescent-shaped mass of mountains, overhanging the northern half of the lake. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley The largest is Lontar, or Great Banda—a crescent-shaped island, about six miles long and a mile and a half wide. In the Eastern Seas Before them was a large, crescent-shaped table, around which were seated several men. Islands of Space Where the heel was, was a deep crescent-shaped hole, which recurred at intervals all round the house. The Daffodil Mystery Then with her snout she makes a crescent-shaped cut in the skin of the plum, around the egg. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition As soon as the young fruits are formed the female deposits her eggs in a puncture made just inside a short, crescent-shaped cut in the little apple. Apple Growing He had been looking at the crescent-shaped industrial city, like a servile gorget around Zeggensburg's neck. A Slave is a Slave And when he had shown the sole of the left foot, the superintendent opened his hand and revealed a small crescent-shaped bit of bright steel. The Borough Treasurer The cart-horses wore glittering brazen ornaments, crescent-shaped, in front of the neck, and one upon the forehead. Round About a Great Estate The entrance to this canal was protected by a great crescent-shaped mole thirty feet high inclosing the harbor. Winning a Cause World War Stories These crescent-shaped mounds are so many terminal moraines, built up by the five glaciers formerly descending through these lateral valleys into the valley of Loch Nilly. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 They were squatting around small crescent-shaped tables, and all intently gazing at a flickery spot of light at the front of the cellar. The Door Through Space It is formed by a crescent-shaped arch, continued on one side by four, on the other side by two lattice girder spans, on iron piers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The head is round, the lips thick and bristled with moustaches, the body is elongated, and the tail terminated by a crescent-shaped flapper. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Apparently only a few miles below her was a huge crescent-shaped plain arching away for hundreds of miles on either side. A Honeymoon in Space At the sound of our motor several people came out to the door of the long, white, crescent-shaped building, and among them, to my great pleasure, was the Prince. My Friend the Chauffeur In other cases a narrow, crescent-shaped ridge is attached, the points reaching down on the shoulder, the arch lying upon the neck. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 The eggs are laid in irregular crescent-shaped punctures, similar to those of the plum curculio, and hatch in from six to twelve days, depending upon the weather. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 In the lower jaw they are composed of two crescent-shaped lobes, also open. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Other stone heaps, some straight, some crescent-shaped, from 10 to 20 feet long, all the curved ones convex to the windward, were wind shelters. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Made from a very fine, hard metamorphic rock, small enough to be classed as a hatchet; crescent-shaped at the top. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 Lee had entrenched on the line of crescent-shaped hills behind the town. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis When violently shaken, this loose-textured débris naturally settled down, so that it formed a basin occupied by a crescent-shaped lake. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography The cascade, with two or three successive leaps above the road, plunges headlong down a steep crescent-shaped slope, and hides its foamy whiteness in the dark-foliaged ravine below. A Chance Acquaintance Laka was thus tricked for several days, and in his perplexity consulted again with his grandmother, who sent him off with the same advice as before, to look for the crescent-shaped leaf. Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends The park, which covers the fighting area, forms a loose crescent-shaped strip over the hills which surround the city, its points abutting on the river above and below. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' The small crescent-shaped punctures, so common on apples, plums, peaches and other fruits, are made by a small snout-beetle known as the plum curculio. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 They were crescent-shaped, and stood upon their nether tips. Tales of the Chesapeake As they found this to be a losing game because of the numbers of the opposing workmen, they built another wall, crescent-shaped, inside. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form The crescent-shaped pearl ornaments are seen in the frontispiece and in Plates 6, 7, 16, 28 and others, a very large one being worn by the little girl in Plate 71. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea Fresh Water Cove was a crescent-shaped beach a quarter of a mile long, with rocks at each end. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent The circular punctures in the skin are feeding punctures, while the crescent-shaped ones are egg-laying punctures. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 A fine crescent-shaped mountain, 3000 feet high, stands near the S. side of the gap, and probably represents a portion of a once lofty wall. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features The region of Mineral Springs in Eastern New York consists of a long, shallow and crescent-shaped valley, extending northeast from Ballston, its western horn, to Quaker Springs, its eastern extremity. Saratoga and How to See It Natives came off in crescent-shaped canoes to meet them. The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts. There was a crescent-shaped area of grassy turf fronting upon the eastern bank of Lone Moose, totaling perhaps twenty acres. Burned Bridges The crescent-shaped handle is of black bone; the pointed blade long and tapering; the three notches in its back catch into the spring with a noise like the alarum of a rattle-snake. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 Such transverse or crescent-shaped moraines are everywhere the work of glaciers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 Dr. Tyndall also alludes to another structure of the same kind, which he calls transverse structure, where the blue bands extend in crescent-shaped curves, more or less arched, across the surface of the glacier. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 From his ears hung crescent-shaped silver ear-rings studded with coral and turquoise; a necklace of the same barbaric magnificence was about his neck, and his arms were covered with bracelets. A Woman Named Smith The idols in the temple are hideous-looking objects, with enormous eyes and crescent-shaped mouths, the horns pointing upwards. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Alone, Partha, decked with diadem and garlands, cut off the mighty weapons sped by them, as also their heads and arms in diverse ways, with his razor-faced and crescent-shaped and broad-headed arrows of great keenness. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The half-moon formed by the crescent-shaped carriage-way and the wall bordering the road was filled with rather unkempt shrubbery, laurels and rhododendrons for the most part, from amid which arose several big trees. The Green Eyes of Bâst The light, instead of being a bright glare, was soft and mellow, and fell from crescent-shaped lanterns on the staffs of pages, who moved in a measured way among the throng, producing a kaleidoscopic effect. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays North of the Tugela there is a great crescent-shaped plateau three or four miles across at the widest part. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith She next took my wrists, and not satisfied, stripped up the right sleeve and exposed a crescent-shaped scar, one of the rare vaccination marks of those days. Lazarre Cut off with broad-headed and crescent-shaped and razor-faced arrows, human heads, resembling the lotus, the Sun, or the full Moon in beauty and resplendent with diadems and necklaces and crowns, dropped ceaselessly on the earth. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 They appeared to stand almost exactly in the center of the island, which was crescent-shaped. The Wings of the Morning Two sets of circles are described about different centres, and the crescent-shaped areas between them coloured, the remainder of the disc being left white. Things To Make One of them, which had a crescent-shaped opening cut in it, gleamed like the moon; the other, which had a small serrated opening, represented a star. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People Here there was a crescent-shaped beach, a quarter of a mile long, with rocks at each end. Montcalm and Wolfe Standards, and heads, and umbrellas, and elephants, trunks, and human arms, cut off with razor-faced or broad-headed or crescent-shaped arrows, fell down on the Earth. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The crescent-shaped salad plate, made to fit at the side of the place plate, is seen rarely in fashionable houses. Etiquette It was in the light of a like sunrise, by the border of a pale stream leaping in full cascades from a crescent-shaped niche of the gray rocks of Egere, that Morhange stopped. Atlantida The dominant idea was that of a semi-circle of great edifices, crowning the crest and inner slopes of a high crescent-shaped ridge. Ancient Town-Planning We skirted the horn of a crescent-shaped bay, found a river's mouth, and entered. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines The son of Pandu then cut off the head of his antagonist with a crescent-shaped arrow. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 From the spot where I then stood I counted twelve such lakes, most of them appearing to have a crescent-shaped mound or bank on the eastern side. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 In harvesting, the Tinguian make use of a peculiar crescent-shaped blade to cut the stalk, the Igorot pull each head off separately. The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe She wore a simple white gown, embroidered about the corsage with silver crescents; and her richly-tinted brown hair was coiled about her head and held in place by a crescent-shaped comb. What Dreams May Come To their consternation they saw that they were gradually being hemmed in by a crescent-shaped body of warriors, who must have numbered at least several hundred. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion The outer and inner edges of the crescent-shaped part of the axe are sharp. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do It was a pavilion kind of structure, one-storeyed, crescent-shaped, and supported by pillars with a verandah encircling the whole of the outer portion facing Chowringhee. Recollections of Calcutta for over Half a Century Perim, a small barren, crescent-shaped island at the mouth of the Red Sea, belonging to Britain, and used as a coaling-station. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge We boarded a launch which threaded its way through a fleet of picturesque fishing vessels, each one of which had a round black and white eye painted on its crescent-shaped bow. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China Here is a crescent-shaped British camp overlooking a picturesque ravine. Somerset The next stage was to close the gap, leaving a ring with a crescent-shaped disc at one side. The Glories of Ireland And beholding his dart thus cut off by the intelligent Arjuna, Kripa quickly took up another bow and almost simultaneously shot a number of crescent-shaped arrows. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Virata Parva That I was well choked is proved by the fact that my throat bore the crescent-shaped mark of my assailant's thumb nail. A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography The Vigilant Warrior had eased its way around an oblong worldlet-the "large, worthless chunk" that Mark had just mentioned-bringing into view a crescent-shaped, stony asteroid about a mile long. The Runaway Asteroid Its southern end is crescent-shaped, and forms a singularly fine harbor for vessels, which will one day be appreciated. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Of gold work, for which Ireland is especially famous, the principal feature in the bronze age was the lunula, a crescent-shaped flat gold ornament generally decorated at the ends of the crescent. The Glories of Ireland Then the heroic Duhsasana pierced the son of Virata with a crescent-shaped arrow and he pierced Arjuna with another arrow in the breast. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Virata Parva The craft is propelled by graceful crescent-shaped lateen sails of pandanus matting and steered by sweeps from the stern. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped incisions made with its jaws. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q "I am charmed, my love, quite charmed," said Lord Henry, elevating his dark, crescent-shaped eyebrows and looking at them both with an amused smile. The Picture of Dorian Gray A lean, brown hand and arm, the great thews standing up like cords, held a crescent-shaped knife a fraction of an inch above my jugular vein. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu As here shown, round, diamond-shaped, crescent-shaped, triangular, and star-shaped cutters have been used. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies Seats were littered with snake-skins like immense, decayed apple parings; fearsome, crescent-shaped knives; leopard rugs in embryo; and strange headgear in many varieties. It Happened in Egypt An herbivorous mammal having an elongated body, with flippers near the head, and terminated by a crescent-shaped tail. The Mysterious Island But for a crescent-shaped scar on the left cheek—the result of an accident for which I was responsible—I should never have known him. Indian Tales The brilliant moonlight gleamed upon bared teeth, as I could see, even at that distance, even in that quick, agonized glance, and it gleamed upon the crescent-shaped knives. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu The mountains were sky high, and at their base in a small crescent-shaped plain was the village with streets so clean and white you hated to walk on them. The Lady of the Decoration On the back of each hand, she pointed out a smaller, crescent-shaped wound, freshly healed. Autobiography of a Yogi It stands on the right bank of a broad and crescent-shaped reach of the river Swan, in an extremely well-chosen locality. The Bushman — Life in a New Country In front, through doorways pillared by huge straight stems, lay the stretch of Fifty Island Water, a crescent-shaped lake some fifteen miles from tip to tip, and perhaps five miles across where they were camped. The Wendigo For since the place was crescent-shaped, fire was exhibited from all sides, as might be done in a theatre, so that no one could notice the darkness. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form But Archelaus, like the Plataeans in the Peloponnesian war, built an inner crescent-shaped wall, from which he took the assailants in front and on both flanks when they tried to advance. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History We amused ourselves wandering off over the neighboring pampa and studying the médanos, crescent-shaped sand dunes which are common in the great coastal desert. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru The outer stem consists of crescent-shaped petioles crossing one another alternately, and encircling the thin main stem. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes Far away on the horizon, across an open stretch of water, lay a blue cluster of islands with our crescent-shaped home among them and the safe anchorage of the lagoon. Three More John Silence Stories The shore is flat, and the buildings of the town, interspersed with trees and enclosures, seem to stretch to a great distance along the crescent-shaped bay. Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin Day by day they had grown nearer and nearer, and finally, after one week of this toilsome travel, we glided from the river to the crescent-shaped lake, and they now rose close before us. American Big Game in Its Haunts Over it the sand is rolled along by the wind and finally built into crescent-shaped dunes. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru The street was crescent-shaped, not often crowded, though a score of passages like wheel-spokes led to it; and to the rear of Galen's house was a veritable maze of alleys. Caesar Dies He turned to the right and entered the old Rue du Temple, and a moment afterwards paused before the crescent-shaped entrance of the front of the printing-office. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness On his right forearm he carried a crescent-shaped harp of five strings, inlaid with colored woods and mother of pearl. The Prince of India — Volume 02 Here is a sheltered bay, which is edged by a crescent-shaped plain, backed by the rugged ranges of Parnes and Pentelicus. General History for Colleges and High Schools As a break-wind a crescent-shaped wall of benzine cases was built several yards to the south. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 There were six tables set in Almo's dining-room and an ample crescent-shaped sofa to each. The Unwilling Vestal He no longer has the rapid flowing river, enlivened by the passage of steamboats and other craft; but before him is a sombre bayou, or crescent-shaped lake, whose muddy waters are almost motionless. Four Months in a Sneak-Box It was made of the soft plumage of rare Hawaiian birds, and had taken twenty years to make; each feather was crescent-shaped, and there were wonderful designs in crimson and gold and black. The Metropolis To cut this grass men were working to their armpits in the water of the canal, using a crescent-shaped knife mounted like an anchor from the end of a 16-foot bamboo handle. Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan The palpi move the leaf along, the while a crescent-shaped strip is rapidly nibbled away. Confessions of a Beachcomber Now and then they pulled up and looked back to the crescent-shaped plain which held a child instead of armies. In the Wilderness In some cases, as the stream works away to the eastward or westward, it remains an inland crescent-shaped lake, numbers of which are to be found in the wilderness many miles from the parent stream. Four Months in a Sneak-Box In the Maldive Archipelago all gradations between crescent-shaped islets and complete atoll rings have been observed. The Elements of Geology I am charmed, my love, quite charmed," said Lord Henry, elevating his dark crescent-shaped eyebrows and looking at them both with an amused smile.—"So sorry I am late, Dorian. The Picture of Dorian Gray The wad is not a complete round; it is more crescent-shaped, leaving a circular space between it and one side of the tube. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects I never saw a crescent-shaped head as the text suggests. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 There was a crescent-shaped seat of hewn marble, over which Messer Gambara, who was with us, had thrown his scarlet cardinal's cloak, the day being oppressively hot. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza This wad is not a complete round; it is more crescent-shaped, leaving a circular space between it and one side of the tube. Bramble-Bees and Others There was a black mark from each corner of the bill curving downward just below the eye and almost joining a black crescent-shaped band across the breast. The Burgess Bird Book for Children Two hundred feet above it the time-gun was mounted in the half-moon battery on an overhanging, crescent-shaped ledge of rock. Greyfriars Bobby Three of them are crescent-shaped; they are mentioned by Mr. Lyell, on the authority of Captain King, with reference to the direction of their open sides. Coral Reefs But a crescent-shaped knife, wet with blood, lay within! The Quest of the Sacred Slipper Leaving the region of the hills and descending from their crescent-shaped expanse, we find a broad extent of low ground, sloping gently toward the bay. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire The mountains at their summits were crescent-shaped; others were like women's bosoms presenting their swelling breasts, and the Barbarians felt a heaviness that was full of delight weighing down their fatigues. Salammbo As the market-place emptied he chased at the heels of laggards, up the crescent-shaped rise of Candlemakers Row, and straight on to the familiar dining-rooms. Greyfriars Bobby At length she stopped at the back of a crescent-shaped break-wind of boughs, and a moment later—eager, trembling, and almost speechless—I stood before the two English girls. The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont These shelters, or “break-winds,” were crescent-shaped, had ho roof, and were not in any way closed in in front. The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont |
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