HALF-MOON


Meaning of HALF-MOON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhaf-ˌmün, ˈhäf- ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : the moon when half its disk appears illuminated

2. : something shaped like a crescent

3. : the lunule of a fingernail

• half-moon adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.