Associations to the word «Lunula»

Wiktionary

LUNULA, noun. Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.

Dictionary definition

LUNULA, noun. The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail.
LUNULA, noun. A crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.