noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
2. 2
   a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age wordnet
3. 3
   A crescent moon-shaped pendant worn by girls in Ancient Rome. Ancient-Rome, historical
4. 4
   the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

crescenthalf moonhalf-moonlunalunulemeniscus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūnula.

Related phrases

azure lunulahalf moon

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