mooned

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From moon +‎ -ed.

Verb[edit]

mooned

  1. simple past and past participle of moon

Adjective[edit]

mooned (not comparable)

  1. (poetic) Of or resembling the moon; symbolized by the moon.
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. [], London: [] [Samuel Simmons], [], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [], London: Basil Montagu Pickering [], 1873, →OCLC:
      Th' angelic squadron bright / Turn'd fiery red, sharp'ning in mooned horns / Their phalanx []

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