Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word moon-beam.
Examples
-
Dupin pronounces the emphatic words, "The Assembly has adopted," do the millions descend miraculously on a moon-beam into the coffers of MM.
Notable & Quotable 2011
-
That may be a solid decision, as one thing Obama will have to do is make moves that reach for the middle of the political spectrum, as fair or not, Obama has been branded as a moon-beam liberal.
-
At the risk of sounding too much like a moon-beam Californian, perhaps judo is in order.
-
The soft moon-beam slept upon the dewy landscape, and the solemn stillness of midnight wrapt the world.
A Sicilian Romance 2004
-
Despair instantly renewed his vigour; he started from the ground, and throwing round him a look of eager desperation, his eye caught the glimpse of a small door, upon which the moon-beam now fell.
A Sicilian Romance 2004
-
The Priest their hands together joins: They dance, while clear the moon-beam shines; And little thinks the Maiden bright, Her
The Monk 2004
-
She walked to the windows, from which a gleam of moon-light discovered to her an extensive garden, where groves and lawns, and water glittering in the moon-beam, composed a scenery of varied and romantic beauty.
-
It is the pale moon-beam that renders more interesting every virtue it softens, giving mild grandeur to the contracted horizon.
-
Chamaras (long brushes) soft and black and others white as moon-beam and sweet honey extracted from the flowers growing on the Himavat as also from the Mishali champaka and garlands of flowers brought from the region of the northern Kurus, and diverse kinds of plants from the north even from Kailasa, waited with their heads bent down at the gate of king
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
-
"Waiting for a moon-beam, so I can see if there is any gold for my fortune at the end of it," was the answer.
Uncle Wiggily's Travels Howard Roger Garis 1917
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.