{ } a. [ L. lunatus crescent-shaped, p. p. of lunare to bend like a crescent, fr. luna the moon. ] Crescent-shaped; resembling the crescent moon; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross. Gray.
Syn. -- lunular, bicephalous, crescent(prenominal), crescent-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]