Definition of Moonshees

1. Noun. (plural of moonshee) ¹

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Definition of Moonshees

1. moonshee [n] - See also: moonshee

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moonshees

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

Literary usage of Moonshees

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

1. The Wonders of Elora: Or, The Narrative of a Journey to the Temples and by John Benjamin Seely (1825)
"Missionary Schools—Plan suggested by the Author—moonshees —Colleges and Churches—East India Company—Chaplains— Civil and Military Stations—Defective ..."

2. Correspondence Relative to Sinde, 1836-1838: Presented to Both Houses of (1843)
"The moonshees urged all the obvious arguments that occurred to them, as to the light in which ... Noor Mahomed Khan then desired the moonshees to inform me, ..."

3. The Life and Opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier, G.C.B. by Sir William Francis Patrick Napier (1857)
"Now my lord this is the real state of the case. These moonshees being the only channel of communication be- tween the ladies and the government, ..."

4. Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons, Dated 10 by E. D. Bourdillon (1859)
"moonshees. 5. Books, stationery, and maps. I. The Central Institution: Us. 2. ... moonshees, per mensem ------ 20 III. The Triplicane (or Mount Road) Branch ..."

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