Moonsickle

//ˈmuːnˌsɪkl̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A thin crescent of the moon. poetic

    "It was a beautiful contrast to see her beside her mistress, like a glittering star in attendance upon the pale and almost vanishing moonsickle."

Synonyms

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crescent moonsickle moon

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"It was a beautiful contrast to see her beside her mistress, like a glittering star in attendance upon the pale and almost vanishing moonsickle."

Etymology

From moon + sickle.

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