lunette
[ loo-net ]
/ luˈnɛt /
noun
any of various objects or spaces of crescentlike or semicircular outline or section.
Architecture. (in the plane of a wall) an area enframed by an arch or vault.
a painting, sculpture, or window filling such an area.
Fortification. a work consisting of a salient angle with two flanks and an open gorge.
Ordnance. a towing ring in the trail plate of a towed vehicle, as a gun carriage.
Ecclesiastical. Luna(def 3).
RELATED WORDS
bay, aperture, bow, fenestella, oriel, jalousie, dormer, casement, fenestration, fanlight, fenestra, skylight, porthole, lancet, lucarne, mullioned
Nearby words
- lundy,
- lundy isle,
- lundy's lane,
- lune,
- lunes,
- lung,
- lung book,
- lung fluke,
- lungan,
- lunge
Origin of lunette
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for lunette
lunette
/ (luːˈnɛt) /
noun
anything that is shaped like a crescent
an oval or circular opening to admit light in a dome
a semicircular panel containing a window, mural, or sculpture
a ring attached to a vehicle, into which a hook is inserted so that it can be towed
a type of fortification like a detached bastion
Also called: lune RC Church a case fitted with a bracket to hold the consecrated host
Word Origin for lunette
C16: from French: crescent, from lune moon, from Latin lūna
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
lunette
1570s, "semi-circular horseshoe," from Middle French lunette (13c.), literally "little moon," diminutive of lune "moon," from Latin luna (see luna). Later applied to a wide range of objects and ornamentations resembling a crescent moon.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper