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.