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demilune noun & adjective. E18.
[French demi-lune lit. 'half-moon'. Cf. SEMILUNE.]
A. noun.
Fortification. An outwork resembling a bastion, with a crescent-shaped gorge. E18.
A half-moon, a crescent; a crescent-shaped body. M18.
b. adjective. Crescent-shaped, semilunar. L19.