luthern

American

[loo-thern] / ˈlu θərn /

noun

a dormer window.

luthern British

/ ˈluːθən /

noun

another name for dormer

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Etymology

Origin of luthern

First recorded in 1660–70; perhaps alteration of lucarne

Example Sentences

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There are high, pointed roofs with pretty luthern windows.

From Travellers' Stories by Follen, Eliza Lee Cabot

Wren had the advantage of St. Peter's to profit by, and abstained from inserting the "luthern" lights of the larger edifice.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Dimock, Arthur

"A square roofe without Dormans, with two Lucoms on each side," means, I think, without dormer windows, and with luthern windows.

From Sabbath in Puritan New England by Earle, Alice Morse

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