Definition of "moonbeam" [moon•beam]

• A ray of moonlight. (noun)

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• "That Englishman belongs to a somewhat exclusive group of people who are able to travel what some call the moonbeam roads."
• "The heart of a moonbeam is a pretty enough Friendship's-Album expression -- let it pass, though I do think the figure a little strained; but humility has no tint, humility has no complexion, and if it had it could not mantle the earth."
• "Brown is known to be unorthodox - he earned the moniker "governor moonbeam" during his first stint as governor from 1975 to 1983 - and he urged legislators to "rise above ideology and partisan interest" after taking the oath of office in January."