lucarne
[ loo-kahrn ]
noun
a dormer window.
Origin of lucarne
11540–50; from French; replacing lucane, from Middle French; origin of both French forms obscure
Words Nearby lucarne
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How to use lucarne in a sentence
The conical stone-roofed pyramid is, with the exception of its lucarne windows, most probably of the same date.
Architectural Antiquities of Normandy | John Sell CotmanThe lucarne windows may even vie with those in the house in the Place de la Pucelle.
Architectural Antiquities of Normandy | John Sell CotmanEven the small lucarne window in it looks coeval with the rest.
Architectural Antiquities of Normandy | John Sell Cotman
British Dictionary definitions for lucarne
lucarne
/ (luːˈkɑːn) /
noun
a type of dormer window
Origin of lucarne
1C16: from French, from Provençal lucana, of obscure origin
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