Moonbathed

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of moonbathe (“lie out under the moonlight”) form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Well lit up by moonlight; brightly moonlit. not-comparable

    "I saw a moon-bathed nightscape."

Example

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"I saw a moon-bathed nightscape."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Since 1904 or earlier; figurative, conceiving moonlight as if it were a fluid that can bathe (immerse) something.

Etymology 2

Since 1940s or later; moonbathe (intransitive verb) is modeled after sunbathe (intransitive verb).

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