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abat-jour

American  
[ah-bah-zhoor, a-ba-zhoor] / ˌɑ bɑˈʒʊər, a baˈʒur /

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.

Etymology

Origin of abat-jour

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

Example Sentences

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Just in front of it, from the tall, raftered ceiling above, there hangs a small brass lamp, with a green abat-jour.

From I Will Repay by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

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