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s 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. The crescent moon, the diadem of night. Cowper.

Culminating, or coming to the meredian, at or about the same time with the moon; -- said of a star or stars, esp. of certain stars selected beforehand, and named in an ephemeris (as the Nautical Almanac), as suitable to be observed in connection with the moon at culmination, for determining terrestrial longitude.…

A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a horse.

Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.

Having a round, full face.

A ray of light from the moon.

Dim-sighted; purblind.

A temporary blindness, or impairment of sight, said to be caused by sleeping in the moonlight; -- sometimes called nyctalopia.

A monster; a false conception; a mass of fleshy matter, generated in the uterus.

Of or resembling the moon; symbolized by the moon. "Sharpening in mooned horns." "Mooned Ashtaroth." Milton.

One who abstractedly wanders or gazes about, as if moonstruck. [R.] Dickens.

Conduct of one who moons. [R.]

A little moon. [R.] Bp. Hall.

A broad, thin, silvery marine fish (Selene vomer); -- called also lookdown, and silver moonfish.

The oxeye daisy; -- called also moon daisy.

Same as Mung.

The bright reflection of the moon's light on an expanse of water. [Poetic]

The European goldcrest.

Like the moon; variable. Being but a moonish youth. Shak.

Being without a moon or moonlight.