moonstone

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moonstone

  • /ˈmunˌstoʊn/ US

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From moon + stone.

noun moonstones

  1. countable, uncountable A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre. To give light to the presence chamber were seven escarbuncles, great as pumpkins, hung in order down the length of it, and nine fair moonstones standing in order on silver pedestals between the pillars on the dais.

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noun translucent gemstone

Españolpiedra de luna
한국어월장석 woljangseok
日本語月長石 getchōseki
中文月長石 /月长石 yuèzhǎngshí
हिन्दीमुक्ता muktā
Portuguêspedra da Lua
Françaispierre de lune
DeutschMondstein
Italianopietra di luna, lunaria
Русскийлу́нный ка́мень lúnnyj kámenʹ
العربيةحَجَرُ ٱلْقَمْر ḥajaru l-qamr

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

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@misc{moonstone_2026,
  title = {moonstone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moonstone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}