moon-littenadj.

Brit.

/ˈmuːnˌlɪtn/, U.S.

/ˈmunˌlɪtn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, litten adj.

Etymology: < moon n.¹ + litten adj. Compare earlier moonlighted adj., moonlit adj.

poetic and pseudo-archaic.

= moonlit adj.

ΘΚΠ

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).

单词	moon-litten
释义	moon-littenadj. Brit. /ˈmuːnˌlɪtn/, U.S. /ˈmunˌlɪtn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, litten adj. Etymology: < moon n.¹ + litten adj. Compare earlier moonlighted adj., moonlit adj. poetic and pseudo-archaic. = moonlit adj. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1845
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