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abat-jour

[ah-bah-zhoor, a-ba-zhoor]

noun

plural

abat-jours 
  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.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of abat-jour1

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

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