Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster;
some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Moonstone \Moon"stone`\ (m[=oo]n"st[=o]n`), n. (Min.)
A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or
opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The
best specimens come from Ceylon.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
moonstone
n 1: a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster;
some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are
plagioclase feldspar