moonsickle

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moonsickle

  • /ˈmuːnˌsɪkl̩/ US, UK

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From moon + sickle.

noun moonsickles · moon sickle · moon-sickle

  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.

    Similar: crescent moon, sickle moon

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noun thin crescent of the moon

Françaiscroissant de lune
DeutschMondsichel
Italianofalce di luna

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"moonsickle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moonsickle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{moonsickle_2026,
  title = {moonsickle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moonsickle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}