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moonsickle

Syllables: moon·sick·leUK/ˈmuːnˌsɪkl̩/

moonsickle noun: a thin crescent of the moon.

Noun

moonsickle (plural moonsickles)

  1. (poetic) A thin crescent of the moon.
    • It was a beautiful contrast to see her beside her mistress, like a glittering star in attendance upon the pale and almost vanishing moonsickle.1843, L[ydia] M[aria] Child, “Slavery’s Pleasant Homes. A Faithful Sketch.”, in [Maria Weston Chapman], editor, The Liberty Bell, Boston, Mass.: Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Fair, →OCLC, page 148
    • I felt tranquilized while looking at it, as I do when the rosy clouds are fading into gray twilight, and the pale moon-sickle descends slowly behind the dim woods.1861 January, L[ydia] Maria Child, “Harriet E. Hosmer. A Biographical Sketch.”, in D[avis] W[asgatt] Clark, editor, The Ladies’ Repository: A Monthly Periodical, Devoted to Literature and Religion...

moonsickle meaning in Persian

moonsickle in Persian

thin crescent of the moon
داسهی ماه dâse-ye mâh, داس زرین dâs-e zarrin

Synonyms of moonsickle

Forms of moonsickle

pluralmoonsickles
alternative formmoon sickle
alternative formmoon-sickle

Origin of moonsickle

From moon + sickle.

Questions about moonsickle

What does moonsickle mean?
Moonsickle means a thin crescent of the moon.
What is moonsickle in Persian?
Moonsickle in Persian is داسهی ماه (dâse-ye mâh), داس زرین (dâs-e zarrin). See Moonsickle meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is moonsickle?
Moonsickle is a noun.
How do you pronounce moonsickle?
Moonsickle is pronounced /ˈmuːnˌsɪkl̩/ (UK).
What is the plural of moonsickle?
The plural of moonsickle is moonsickles.

Words near moonsickle in the dictionary

  1. moonships
  2. moonshis
  3. moonshot
  4. moonshots
  5. moonsick
  6. moonsickle
  7. moonsickles
  8. moonsickness
  9. moonside
  10. moonsif
  11. moonsiff

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