Lunatic
(Lu"na*tic) a. [F. lunatique, L. lunaticus, fr. luna the moon. See Lunar.]
1. Affected by lunacy; insane; mad.
Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic.
Wyclif 2. Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person; evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic
asylum.
Lunatic
(Lu"na*tic), n. A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who has lucid intervals; a
madman; a person of unsound mind.
The lunatic, the lover, and the poet,
Are of imagination all compact.
Shak. Lunation
(Lu*na"tion) n. [Cf. Lunated.] The period of a synodic revolution of the moon, or the time
from one new moon to the next; varying in length, at different times, from about 29¼ to 29&frac56 days,
the average length being 29 d., 12h., 44m., 2.9s.
Lunch
(Lunch) n. [Of uncertain etymol. Cf. Prov. Eng. nunc a lump.] A luncheon; specifically, a light
repast between breakfast and dinner.
Lunch
(Lunch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lunched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lunching.] To take luncheon. Smart.
Luncheon
(Lunch"eon) n. [Prov. E. luncheon, lunchion, lunshin, a large lump of food, fr. lunch. See
Lunch.]
1. A lump of food. [Prov. Eng.]
2. A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast, as between
breakfast and dinner.
Luncheon
(Lunch"eon), v. i. To take luncheon. Beaconsfield.
Lune
(Lune) n. [L. luna moon: cf. F. lune. See Luna.]
1. Anything in the shape of a half moon. [R.]
2. (Geom.) A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two intersecting arcs of circles.
3. A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. [Obs.]
These dangerous, unsafe lunes i' the king.
Shak. Lunet
(Lu"net) n. [See Lunette.] A little moon or satellite. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Lunette
(Lu*nette") n. [F., dim. of lune moon, L. luna. See Lune a crescent.]
1. (Fort.) A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See
Bastion.
2. (Far.) A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge.
3. A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave
lens for spectacles.
4. A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse.
