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Half-moon

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.
  2. 2
    the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail wordnet
  3. 3
    Anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail.
  4. 4
    the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated wordnet
  5. 5
    A semicircular or crescent-shaped Filipino butter cookie.
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  1. 6
    Synonym of black and white (“type of cookie”).

Etymology

From half- + moon.

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