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Grammar : Noun

Spell : haf-moon, hahf-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˈmun, ˈhɑf-

line

Definition of half-moons

As in arc : noun curve
As in moon : noun earth' s satellite
As in crescent : noun sickle-shaped object
As in curve : noun arched, rounded line or object

Example sentences :

All the kiosks, rotundas, and minarets are bright with banners and half-moons.
Extract from : « 'Midst the Wild Carpathians » by Mr Jkai

Can curtains and bastions—fosses and half-moons, exclude intelligence as effectually as they do an enemy?
Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever

May ye break your wings on the horns of our half-moons, as ye whirl past them in your hosts!
Extract from : « 'Midst the Wild Carpathians » by Mr Jkai

The half-moons of his nails were perfect and when he smiled you caught a glimpse of a row of childish white teeth.
Extract from : « Dubliners » by James Joyce

I think I rather startled him, for he looked at me for a long while over the half-moons in his glasses before he spoke.
Extract from : « Paradise Garden » by George Gibbs

Cut the oranges in half—two or three will suffice—leave mirabelles and cherries whole; apricots cut in half-moons.
Extract from : « Choice Cookery » by Catherine Owen

They were generally round and about 10 feet in diameter; but some were half-moons and quite a breastwork.
Extract from : « The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume I (of 3) » by Elliott Coues

She pushed back the half-moons of his fingers with an orange stick dipped in cold-cream.
Extract from : « Just Around the Corner » by Fannie Hurst

They were a number of half-moons, little stars, triangles, and other figures of ivory.
Extract from : « Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers » by Various

On the half-moons commanding the river, gunners were busy about our sakers, falcons, and three culverins.
Extract from : « To Have and To Hold » by Mary Johnston

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