moonstone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmunˌstoʊn/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From moon + stone.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.
To give light to the presence chamber were seven escarbuncles, great as pumpkins, hung in order down the length of it, and nine fair moonstones standing in order on silver pedestals between the pillars on the dais.
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moonstones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (23)
ca pedra de lluna (translucent gemstone) · sv månsten (translucent gemstone) · fi kuukivi (translucent gemstone) · fr pierre de lune (translucent gemstone) · it pietra di luna (translucent gemstone) · de Mondstein (translucent gemstone) · th มุกดา (translucent gemstone) · cmn 月長石 /月长石 (translucent gemstone) · ru лу́нный ка́мень (translucent gemstone) · cs měsíček (translucent gemstone) · ko 월장석 (translucent gemstone) · kk айтас (translucent gemstone) · grc σεληνίτης (translucent gemstone) · nl maansteen (translucent gemstone) · cy lloerfaen (translucent gemstone) · es piedra de luna (translucent gemstone) · hi मुक्ता (translucent gemstone) · it lunaria (translucent gemstone) · pt pedra da Lua (translucent gemstone) · ja 月長石 (translucent gemstone) · ar حَجَرُ ٱلْقَمْر (translucent gemstone) · pl kamień księżycowy (translucent gemstone) · hu holdkő (translucent gemstone)