maansikkel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crescent noun The curved shape of the moon when it is partly illuminated, narrowing to points at each end.
Senses
maansikkel is used for these senses in English:
- crescent The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
- moonsickle (poetic) A thin crescent of the moon.
crescent — full definition
- noun The curved shape of the moon when it is partly illuminated, narrowing to points at each end.
- noun Anything with this curved shape, including a curved pastry or a curved street of houses.