luna

noun3

1. •
   A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.

   • “Gee,” whispered Oliver. He sat there staring. “A luna! I never thought I’d see a real luna!” — 1944
2. •
   A foreman on a plantation.

   • After the day was over I went to the luna to count my day but he would not. Then I went to him the second time and he said he would not put it down. — 2000
3. •
   A lunette: a crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the (consecrated) host (the bread of communion) upright when exposed in the monstrance.

   • The luna, which is a piece of glass in the shape of a moon, contains the Blessed Sacrament, previously consecrated. The luna is then placed in the middle of the sunburst of the monstrance. — 2007

noun2

1. •
   (rare) Argent (silver), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.

   • The third, the Ensign of Ireland, which is, Jupiter, an Harp Sol, stringed Luna. — 1737
2. •
   (no longer used) Silver.