lune

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[ loon ]
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noun
  1. anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.

  2. a crescent-shaped figure bounded by two arcs of circles, either on a plane or a spherical surface.

Origin of lune

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First recorded in 1695–1705, lune is from the Latin word lūna moon

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Other definitions for lune (2 of 2)

lune2
[ loon ]

nounFalconry.
  1. a line for securing a hawk.

Origin of lune

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1425–75; late Middle English, variant of loyn<Middle French loignelonge

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British Dictionary definitions for lune (1 of 2)

lune1

/ (luːn) /


noun
    • a section of the surface of a sphere enclosed between two semicircles that intersect at opposite points on the sphere

    • a crescent-shaped figure formed on a plane surface by the intersection of the arcs of two circles

  1. something shaped like a crescent

  1. RC Church another word for lunette (def. 6)

Origin of lune

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C18: from Latin lūna moon

British Dictionary definitions for lune (2 of 2)

lune2

/ (luːn) /


noun
  1. falconry a leash for hawks or falcons

Origin of lune

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C14 loigne, from Old French, from Medieval Latin longia, longea, from Latin longus long 1

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