subs. phr. (old).—The moon; OLIVER (q.v.); NOOM (q.v.). Fr. synonyms are la cafarde (= the tell-tale); la cymbale; la luisante (or luisarde); la grosse lentille; la moucharde; la pâlote; and le pair.
1847. HALLIWELL, A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, etc., s.v.
1887. J. ASHTON, Eighteenth Century Waifs, 235 note. The link-boy’s natural hatred of the PARISH LANTERN which would deprive him of his livelihood.
