[dem-i-loon] 
| 1. | a crescent. |
| 2. | Fortification. an outwork resembling a bastion with a crescent-shaped gorge. |
| 3. | a crescent or half-moon shape, as of the top of a piece of furniture. |
| 4. | shaped like a crescent. |
demilune dem·i·lune (děm'ē-l&oomacr;n')
n.
A small body shaped like a half-moon or crescent, such as one of the crescent-shaped cells surrounding certain mucous glands.
ɪˌlun