half-moon

• halfmoon, half moon

From half- +‎ moon.

• Audio (US):

  (file)

half-moon (plural half-moons)

1. The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.
2. Anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail.
3. A semicircular or crescent-shaped Filipino butter cookie.
4. Synonym of black and white (“type of cookie”).