half-moon
- noun
- /ˈhæfˌmun/
:
lunula
- And I remember there was a Christian Dior show where there was a double French or a French tip and then a Half Moon, the same colour, which is classic Dior now.
- half-moon on each nail
- half-moon fingernails
Examples
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"Just look at the shape of that nail, and that crescent, it's a perfect half moon!
Academic text (2008) -
They were pale pink and shiny, and there was a little half-moon on each nail.
Fiction book (1995) -
The half-moon shape at the base of her nail made it look healthy and well-groomed.
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When examining his nails, she noticed the distinct half-moon on each one, indicating good health.
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During their manicure session, they pointed out that all healthy nails have a visible half-moon at the base.
Synonyms
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9.9
A thin curved shape like the moon's crescent
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3.9
Shaped like a curved moon, wide in the middle and pointed at both ends
A small pale crescent at the base of a fingernail or toenail
A small white half-moon at the base of a fingernail
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Half-moon comes from the parts half and moon because the pale crescent at the base of a fingernail looks like a small moon; it is also called the lunula, from Latin luna meaning 'moon'.