"moonclad" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more moonclad [comparative], most moonclad [superlative]
Etymology: From moon + clad, the "nude" sense by analogy with skyclad. Etymology templates: {{af|en|moon|clad}} moon + clad Head templates: {{en-adj}} moonclad (comparative more moonclad, superlative most moonclad)
  1. (poetic) Illuminated by moonlight. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-moonclad-en-adj-QPiCDA3W
  2. (chiefly paganism) Nude, particularly outdoors at night. Categories (topical): Paganism
    Sense id: en-moonclad-en-adj-pTt9FNdb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
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