LUNATE

semilunar, crescent-shaped, crescent(a), lunate

(adjective) resembling the new moon in shape

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

lunate (comparative more lunate, superlative most lunate)

Shaped like a crescent.

Noun

lunate (plural lunates)

(archaeology) A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period

(anatomy) The lunate bone

Anagrams

• eluant

Source: Wiktionary

Lu"nate, Lu"na*ted, a. Etym: [L. lunatus crescent-shaped, p. p. of lunare to bend like a crescent, fr. luna the moon.]

Definition: Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition