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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quarter-moone, n. [e.m.E. (1601).] A quarter or crescent moon. — 1629 Boyd Last B. 393.
The best men … are like a quarter moone, inlightened but in a fourt part
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"Quarter-moone n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 26 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/quarter_moone>
