semilunar, crescent-shaped, crescent(a), lunate
(adjective) resembling the new moon in shape
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lunate (comparative more lunate, superlative most lunate)
Shaped like a crescent.
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
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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
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
