2. (Geom.)
Defn: A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two intersecting arcs of circles.
3. A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. [Obs.] These dangerous, unsafe lunes i' the king. Shak.
LUNET
Lu"net, n. Etym: [See Lunette.]
Defn: A little moon or satellite. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
LUNETTE Lu*nette", n. Etym: [F., dim. of lune moon, L.luna. See Lune a crescent.]
1. (Fort.)
Defn: A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See Bastion.
2. (Far.)
Defn: A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge.