HALF-MOON


Meaning of HALF-MOON in English

/haf"moohn", hahf"-/ , n.

1. the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.

2. the phase of the moon at this time. See diag. under moon .

3. something having the shape of a half-moon or crescent.

[ 1375-1425; late ME ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .