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