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lune
CIDE DICTIONARY
lune, n. [L. luna moon: cf. F. lune. See Luna.].
- Anything in the shape of a half moon. [1913 Webster]
- A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two intersecting arcs of circles. [1913 Webster]
- A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. [1913 Webster]"These dangerous, unsafe lunes i' the king." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lune, n. Geom. a crescent-shaped figure formed on a sphere or plane by two arcs intersecting at two points.
Etymology
F f. L luna moon
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