See how in warlike muster they appear, In rhombs, and wedges, and
half-moons, and wings.
Milton.
3. (Fort.) An outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle
whose gorge resembles a half-moon; -- now called a ravelin.
4. (Zoˆl.) A marine, sparoid, food fish of California (CÊsiosoma
Californiense). The body is ovate, blackish above, blue or gray below.
Called also medialuna.