Demilune

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A crescent.
  • noun. In fortification, an outwork consisting of two faces and two little flanks, constructed to cover the curtain and shoulders of the bastion.
  • Crescent-shaped.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See ravelin.
  • noun. A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. In the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.
  • noun. A fortification constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin.
  • noun. A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.
    • Word Usage
    "He described it as a demilune—meaning half moon—gaming table."
    cross-reference
    demilunes of heidenhain  
    variant
    ravelin  
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