About The Word Half-moon
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Half-moon
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What's The Definition Of Half-moon?
[n] the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
[n] the time at which the moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated Synonyms | Synonyms for Half-moon: lunula | lunule Related Terms | Find terms related to Half-moon: artificial satellite | crescent | crescent moon | decrescent | decrescent moon | demilune | full moon | gibbous moon | harvest moon | horseshoe | increscent | increscent moon | lunula | lunule | meniscus | moon | new moon | orb of night | queen of heaven | queen of night | satellite | scythe | semicircle | sickle | silvery moon | the wandering Moon | waning crescent moon | waning moon | waxing crescent moon | waxing moon | wet moon See Also | area | first quarter | last quarter | month | nail | phase of the moon | region Half-moon In Webster's Dictionary \Half"-moon`\, n.
1. The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears
illuminated.
2. The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.
See how in warlike muster they appear, In rhombs,
and wedges, and half-moons, and wings. --Milton.
3. (Fort.) An outwork composed of two faces, forming a
salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon; -- now
called a {ravelin}.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A marine, sparoid, food fish of California
({C[ae]siosoma Californiense}). The body is ovate,
blackish above, blue or gray below. Called also
{medialuna}.
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