lunula.
lunula: something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail
Meaning & usage
lunula: something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail
luna, lunette, lunula: a crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the (consecrated) host (the bread of communion) upright when exposed in the monstrance
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin lūnula.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.