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nounSynonym of wet moon.
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The glowing crescent looks like the floating, grinning mouth of the Cheshire Cat from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
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Cheshire moon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheshire%20moon
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“Cheshire moon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheshire%20moon. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cheshire moon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheshire%20moon.
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