Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dial for showing the hours by the moon.
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Examples
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But she could not help adding, as she looked around appreciatively at the silver bushes and the blue plush grass and the alabaster moon-dial by the fountain, "But this isn't The House, is it?"
The Garden of the Plynck Karle Wilson Baker 1919
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"And it's time for the Snimmy to be back," interrupted the Teacup, who had fluttered down and perched on the edge of the moon-dial to see what time it was.
The Garden of the Plynck Karle Wilson Baker 1919
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To be sure, it had the pool, and the fountain in the middle, and the moon-dial, like most gardens, and the
The Garden of the Plynck Karle Wilson Baker 1919
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