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noun

Lune n.

Anything in the shape of a half moon. (R.)

(Geom.) A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two intersecting arcs of circles.

A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. (Obs.) "These dangerous, unsafe lunes i' the king."

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Etymology of 'Lune'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Lune" Quotes from Famous Books

... Lancaster," was granted the Duchy of Lancaster by his father, King Edward III., but the place which stands upon the river Lune is of much greater antiquity. It was a Roman camp, and hence its name. The Picts destroyed it when the Romans left; the Saxons afterwards restored it, and ultimately it gave the name to the county. King John gave ...

— England, Picturesque and Descriptive - A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel • Joel Cook

... ne faut pas beaucoup se connaitre en maniere pour sentir que ces deux ouvrages ne sont pas sortis de la meme plume. On peut assurer avec la meme certitude que celui dont nous parlons ne vient point de la fabrique de Ferney, parce que j'aimerais mieux croire que le patriache eut pris la lune avec ses dents; cela serait moins impossible que de guetter sa maniere et son allure si completement qu'il n'en restat aucune trace quelconque. Par la meme raison, je ne crois ce livre d'aucun de nos philosophes connus, parce que ...

— Baron d'Holbach • Max Pearson Cushing

... miserable as he was, we find him, still graceful, in a poor cafe near the Place Royale, taking his cup of coffee, and when asked for the amount of his bill, answering very vaguely, 'Oui, Madame, a la pleine lune, a la ...

— The Wits and Beaux of Society - Volume 2 • Grace & Philip Wharton