About The Word Lunette
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Lunette
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What's The Definition Of Lunette?
[n] oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault
[n] temporary fortification like a detached bastion Synonyms | Synonyms for Lunette: fenestella Related Terms | Find terms related to Lunette: See Also | fortification | munition | opening | vault Lunette In Webster's Dictionary \Lu*nette"\, n. [F., dim. of lune moon, L. luna. See
{Lune} a crescent.]
1. (Fort.) A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a
salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See {Bastion}.
2. (Far.) A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge.
3. A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily
flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave
lens for spectacles.
4. A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse.
5. (Arch.) Any surface of semicircular or segmental form;
especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a
vault and its springing line.
6. An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage.
{Lunette window} (Arch.), a window which fills or partly
fills a lunette.
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