man in the moon

noun

a fancied semblance of a human face in the disk of the full moon, so perceived because of variations in the moon's topography.

Origin of man in the moon

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325

Words nearby man in the moon

Manila rope, manilla, manille, manini, Maninke, man in the moon, man in the street, manioc, mani-pedi, maniple, manipulable

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Example sentences from the Web for man in the moon

The man-in-the-moon has found a circulation throughout the world.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)|John Roby
"Good evening, you mischief-maker," replied the Man-in-the-Moon.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
"Well, here's something to play with when you get back to earth," said the Old Man-in-the-Moon.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
I don't care about the man-in-the-moon very much, though Allee likes him.
At the Little Brown House|Ruth Alberta Brown

The Man-in-the-Moon winked at them three times, once with his right eye, once with his left eye, then again with the right.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for man in the moon

man in the moon

noun

the moon when considered to resemble the face of a man

(in folklore and nursery rhyme) a character dwelling in the moon

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单词	man in the moon
释义	man in the moon noun a fancied semblance of a human face in the disk of the full moon, so perceived because of variations in the moon's topography. Origin of man in the moon Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325 Words nearby man in the moon Manila rope, manilla, manille, manini, Maninke, man in the moon, man in the street, manioc, mani-pedi, maniple, manipulable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for man in the moon The man-in-the-moon has found a circulation throughout the world. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)\|John Roby "Good evening, you mischief-maker," replied the Man-in-the-Moon. Seven O'Clock Stories\|Robert Gordon Anderson "Well, here's something to play with when you get back to earth," said the Old Man-in-the-Moon. Seven O'Clock Stories\|Robert Gordon Anderson I don't care about the man-in-the-moon very much, though Allee likes him. At the Little Brown House\|Ruth Alberta Brown The Man-in-the-Moon winked at them three times, once with his right eye, once with his left eye, then again with the right. Seven O'Clock Stories\|Robert Gordon Anderson British Dictionary definitions for man in the moon man in the moon noun the moon when considered to resemble the face of a man (in folklore and nursery rhyme) a character dwelling in the moon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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