| Lunated | { } 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 ] Variants: Lunate |
| Lunatic | a. [ F. lunatique, L. lunaticus, fr. luna the moon. See Lunar. ] 1. Affected by lunacy; insane; mad; crazy; demented. [ 1913 Webster ] Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic. Wyclif (Matt. xvii. 15). [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person; evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lunatic | n. A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who has lucid intervals; a madman; a person of unsound mind. [ 1913 Webster ] The lunatic, the lover, and the poet,
Are of imagination all compact. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| lunatic fringe | n. the members of a political or social group espousing extreme, fanatical, or seemingly irrational views. [ PJC ] |
| Lunation | n. [ Cf. Lunated. ] The period of a synodic revolution of the moon, or the time from one new moon to the next; varying in length, at different times, from about 291/4 to 295/6 days, the average length being 29 d., 12h., 44m., 2.9s. [ 1913 Webster ] |
