Moonsail | n. (Naut.) A sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a skysail. R. H. Dana, Jr. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Moonseed | n. (Bot.) A climbing plant of the genus Menispermum; -- so called from the crescentlike form of the seeds. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Moonset | n. The descent of the moon below the horizon; also, the time when the moon sets. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Moonshee | ‖n. [ Hind. munishī, fr. Ar. munishī a writer, author, secretary, tutor. ] A Muslim professor or teacher of language. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
Moonshine | a. Moonlight. [ R. ] Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Empty; trivial; idle. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] 3. Designating, or pertaining to, illicit liquor; as, moonshine whisky. [ Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
Moonshine | n. 1. The light of the moon. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Hence, show without substance or reality. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A month. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. A preparation of eggs for food. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 5. Liquor smuggled or illicitly distilled, especially liquor distilled illegally in rural parts of the southern U. S. [ Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
Moonshiner | n. A person engaged in illicit distilling; -- so called because the work is largely done at night. [ Cant, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
Moonshining | n. Illicit distilling. [ Slang or Colloq., U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
Moonshiny | a. Moonlight. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ] I went to see them in a moonshiny night. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Moonstone | n. (Min.) A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The best specimens come from Ceylon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
葛藤;防已 | [つづらふじ;ツヅラフジ, tsudurafuji ; tsudurafuji] (n) (1) (uk) Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum); (2) complex inter-relationship (as in the struggle between two types of vine over one piece of land) #18,701 [Add to Longdo] |
ツヅラフジ科;葛藤科 | [ツヅラフジか(ツヅラフジ科);つづらふじか(葛藤科), tsudurafuji ka ( tsudurafuji ka ); tsudurafujika ( kattou ka )] (n) Menispermaceae (moonseed family of plants) [Add to Longdo] |
ムーンサルト | [mu-nsaruto] (n) moonsault (type of somersault) [Add to Longdo] |
ムーンストーン | [mu-nsuto-n] (n) (See 月長石) moonstone [Add to Longdo] |
月の入り | [つきのいり, tsukinoiri] (n) moonset; moondown [Add to Longdo] |
月長石 | [げっちょうせき, gecchouseki] (n) moonstone [Add to Longdo] |
粕取り;糟取り | [かすとり, kasutori] (n) (1) shochu made from sake lees; (2) low-quality moonshine (esp. post-WWII); hooch (hootch) [Add to Longdo] |
密造 | [みつぞう, mitsuzou] (n, vs) illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining [Add to Longdo] |
密造酒 | [みつぞうしゅ, mitsuzoushu] (n) illicitly brewed liquor; moonshine [Add to Longdo] |