moonglade

Definition

The bright reflection of moonlight on a body of water.

Etymology

From moon + glade.

Example Sentences

• "Moonglade and sunglade on ocean or lake have a haunting and suggestive beauty. The reflected lane of light supplies what the mind craves in a picture—a path that seems to lead to some place of unknown and longed-for happiness […]"
• "Heaven was full of silent stars, and there was a moonglade on the water that stretched almost from him to Rose."
• "The sea shimmered there, and turned, at last, into a moonglade, through which she glided handsomely."