Moonglade

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The bright reflection of moonlight on a body of water. poetic, rare

    "Moonglade and sunglade on ocean or lake have a haunting and suggestive beauty. The reflected lane of light supplies what the mind craves in a picture—a path that seems to lead to some place of unknown and longed-for happiness […]"

Example

More examples

"Moonglade and sunglade on ocean or lake have a haunting and suggestive beauty. The reflected lane of light supplies what the mind craves in a picture—a path that seems to lead to some place of unknown and longed-for happiness […]"

Etymology

From moon + glade.

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