demilune English

Meaning demilune meaning

What does demilune mean?

demilune adjective

— (of furniture) In the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.

demilune noun

— A fortification constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin.

— (biology) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.

Synonyms demilune synonyms

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demilune English » English

crescent

half-moon

half moon

glass-body-demilune body