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Demilune

//ˈdɛmɪluːn// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    In the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular. not-comparable

    "A handsome pair of tall, walnut-veneered Biedermeier bookcases from Austria, circa 1835, can be had from Iliad Antik of New York for $95,000, while Clinton Howell of New York has a rare pair of marquetry inlaid demilune consoles that he attributes to the workshop of John Linnell of England, circa 1755."

Noun
  1. 1
    A fortification constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin.
  2. 2
    A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French demi-lune.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French demi-lune.

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