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half-moon

[haf-moon, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈmun, ˈhɑf- /






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And then there are the Mayer’s new front doors, sporting curved, half-moon glass reminiscent of a classic theater.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

To this day, when the pool is drained, the hotel retouches the lines, refreshing Hockney’s iconic blue half-moon marks every year or so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025

Guests will be able to visit 10 wineries for tastings — some of which are offering additional attractions like an eclipse eve tarot card reading, special slushies and half-moon cookies.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

Speaking on a crisp Friday morning at a lodge of an Italian-American fraternal group in the Des Moines suburbs, she addressed a packed room of mostly older voters arranged around her in a half-moon.

From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2024

Home is a rickety old dock and an outhouse with a half-moon cut in the door, and the bright orange flowers my mom called “outhouse lilies.”

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick


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