abat-jour

[ ah-bah-zhoor; French a-ba-zhoor ]

noun,plural a·bat-jours [ah-bah-zhoorz; French a-ba-zhoor]. /ˌɑ bɑˈʒʊərz; French a baˈʒur/.
  1. a device, as a skylight or reflector, for diverting light into a building.

  2. a sloping screen for cutting off the view between an interior or porch and a lower area in front of a building.

Origin of abat-jour

1
1820–30; <French: literally, it throws down (abat) the daylight (jour). See abate, journey

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