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Demilune
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.
(2):
(n.) A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Demilune'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/demilune.html. 1828.