lunula, half-moon, lunule
(noun) the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lunule (plural lunules)
Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula or lune.
A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells, sometimes shaped like a double crescent, but more often heart-shaped.
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"nule, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. lunula, dim. of luna moon.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula, a lune.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: A lune. See Lune.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) A small or narrow crescent. (b) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart- shaped. See Illust. of Bivalve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
