| Moon (moon) |
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| n. | (m***oomac]n) |
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| Moon |
[OE. mone,
AS. m na; akin to D. maan, OS. *** OHG.
m&amacr]no, G. mond, Icel. m ni, Dan.
maane, Sw. måne, Goth. m***emacr]na, Lith.
men[uCode |
The celestial orb which revolves round the
earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light,
borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to
dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160
miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its
mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month,
under Month.
A secondary planet, or satellite,
revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons
of Jupiter or Saturn.
The time occupied by the moon in making
one revolution in her orbit; a month.
A crescentlike outwork. See
Half-moon.
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To expose to the rays of the moon.
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To act if moonstruck]
to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner.
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