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in increment

in increment phrase: waxing.

Phrase

in increment

  1. Waxing.
    • ... dexter, per fess on a chief azure, the moon in increment argent; in base, gules, a bear passant proper; sinister, the national eagle displayed, with the radiant All-seeing eye above, but no tinctures are indicated.1900, American Journal of Numismatics, page 22
    • [...] between fesswise a crescent moon in her increment and one in her decrement argent.1992, Donald R. Mandich, Joseph Anthony Placek, Russian Heraldry and Nobility, Dramco

Antonyms of in increment

Questions about in increment

What does in increment mean?
In increment means waxing.
What part of speech is in increment?
In increment is a phrase.

Words near in increment in the dictionary

  1. in hot pursuit
  2. in house
  3. in hysterics
  4. in idea
  5. in ill part
  6. in increment
  7. in infinitum
  8. in irons
  9. in isolation
  10. in it
  11. in its entirety

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