Lunette Definition

lo͝o-nĕt
noun
A crescent-shaped figure or object.
Webster's New World
A crescent-shaped opening in a vaulted roof to admit light.
Webster's New World
A semicircular space, often containing a windowpane or a mural, above a door or window.
Webster's New World
A projecting fieldwork consisting of two faces and two flanks.
Webster's New World
A broad, low-lying, typically crescent-shaped mound of sandy or loamy matter that is formed by the wind, especially along the windward side of a lake basin.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • fenestella

Other Word Forms of Lunette

Noun

Singular:
lunette
Plural:
lunettes

Origin of Lunette

  • French from Old French lunete moon-shaped object diminutive of lune moon from Latin lūna lune

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French lunette, diminutive of lune (“moon").

    From Wiktionary

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