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  • The phalanges preternaturally straight, the knuckles pale and taut, the lunulae fastidiously cleared of cuticle, as perfect in their crescents as any moon over Arabia.

    Kalooki Nights Howard Jacobson 2006

  • Friends brought presents, especially neck-bands in the form of a half-moon (_lunulae_), and the golden balls (_bullae_) which were worn as a charm round the neck until the attainment of manhood.

    The Religion of Ancient Rome Cyril Bailey 1914

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