moon-littenadj.
/ˈmuːnˌlɪtn/, U.S. /ˈmunˌlɪtn/ poetic and pseudo-archaic.
= moonlit adj.
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the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > resembling moonlight > moonlit
moonlight1584
moonshine1587
moonshiny1602
moonshining1638
moony1648
moonlit1783
moon-bright1790
moonlighted1811
mooned1831
moon-litten1845
1845 H. B. Hirst Poems 74 Under a lattice encircled with flowers Dim with the dew of the moon-litten hours.
1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 105 A piece of fair moonlitten snow.
1908 M. J. Cawein Poems IV. 136 Silvery poppies Of moon-litten air.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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