n. (Naut.) A sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a skysail. R. H. Dana, Jr. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A climbing plant of the genus Menispermum; -- so called from the crescentlike form of the seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The descent of the moon below the horizon; also, the time when the moon sets. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Hind. munishī, fr. Ar. munishī a writer, author, secretary, tutor. ] A Muslim professor or teacher of language. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ]

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. ]

n. A person engaged in illicit distilling; -- so called because the work is largely done at night. [ Cant, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Illicit distilling. [ Slang or Colloq., U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Moonlight. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I went to see them in a moonshiny night. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]