English edit

Etymology edit

moon +‎ washed

Adjective edit

moonwashed (comparative more moonwashed, superlative most moonwashed)

  1. (poetic, literary) bathed in moonlight
    • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards Publishing, published 1940, page 64:
      She just sat there very straight, gazing across the moon-washed garden.