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demilune |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Demilune \Dem"i*lune`\, n. [F. demi- lune.] 1. (Fort.) A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See {Ravelin}. 2. (Physiol.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands. Note: Each crescent is made of polyhedral cells which under some circumstances are supposed to give rise to new salivary cells.
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