demilune Meaning, Definition & Usage

F. demi-lune.

(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.
(Physiol.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands. ✍ Each crescent is made of polyhedral cells which under some circumstances are supposed to give rise to new salivary cells.