Pronunciation : Lune
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. luna moon: cf. F. lune. See Luna.]
Definition : 1. Anything in the shape of a half moon. [R.]
2. (Geom.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913