Increscent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Increscent \In*cres"cent\, a. [L. increscens, -entis, p. pr. of
     increscere. See {Increase}.]
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     1. Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.
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              Between the incresent and decrescent moon.
                                                    --Tennyson.
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     2. (Her.) 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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