Definition of Moonset

1. n. The descent of the moon below the horizon; also, the time when the moon sets.

Definition of Moonset

1. Noun. The setting of the moon below the horizon ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moonset

1. the setting of the moon below the horizon [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moonset

moonrise
moonrises
moonrock
moonrocks
moonroof
moonroofs
moonrunes
moons
moonsail
moonsails
moonscape
moonscapes
moonseed family
moonseeds
moonset (current term)
moonsets
moonshee
moonshees
moonshell
moonshine
moonshined
moonshiner
moonshiner's turn
moonshiner U
moonshiners
moonshiners' turns
moonshines
moonshining
moonshiny

Literary usage of Moonset

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Harper's Cyclopaedia of British and American Poetry edited by Epes Sargent (1882)
"... Re-buckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 'Twas moonset at starting ..."

2. Our Life in the Swiss Highlands by John Addington Symonds, Margaret Symonds (1907)
"... AND moonset We started late one February afternoon for a toboggan run to Klosters. The sun had set when we left Wolfgang ; but all the sky was rosy with ..."

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