moonet

noun

moonet

noun

Etymology From moon + -et.

1

Archaic A little moon; a moonlet.

[…] they may discover a better face of heaven; some lesser planets moving round about the sun, and the moonets about Saturn and Jupiter […]1658, Joseph Hall, The Devout Soul, Or, Rules of Heavenly Devotion Also the Free Prisoner, Or, the Comfort of Restraint:

Related terms: minimoon, moonette, moonito, moonlet

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