old moon

noun

1. waning moon.

old moon

noun

1. a phase of the moon lying between last quarter and new moon, when it appears as a waning crescent
2. the moon when it appears as a waning crescent
3. the time at which this occurs

Word History and Origins

Origin of old moon¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

She would dart out of doors the moment she saw the new moon, and give a wild cry of joy if the old moon was in her arms.

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The old moon's eye drooped also over Normanthorpe House, out of the clearest sky that there had been for days.

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An old moon had risen while the campers slept, so that it was no longer dark out on the lake near by.

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Overhead, in the desolate sky, the new moon nursed the old moon in her arms.

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To the eastward the crescent of a faint old moon hung low in the sky.

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