lunette noun. [lu:'nɛt, lju:-] L16.
[French, dim. of lune moon from Latin LUNA: see -ETTE.]
1. Farriery. A semicircular horseshoe for the front of the hoof only. Also lunette-shoe. L16.

2. Architecture.
a. An arched aperture in a concave ceiling for the admission of light. E17.
b. A crescent-shaped or semicircular space in a ceiling, dome, etc., decorated with paintings or sculptures; a piece of decoration filling such a space. E18.

3. A blinker for a horse. M17.

4. In pl. Spectacles. Now rare. L17.

5. Fortification. A work larger than a redan, consisting of two faces forming a salient angle and two flanks. E18.

6. The figure or shape of a crescent moon. L18.

7. A watch-glass of flattened shape. Also lunette glass, lunette watch-glass. M19.

8. In the guillotine, the circular hole which receives the neck of the victim. M19.

9. Any of the flues connecting a glass furnace and its arch. (Earlier in LINNET-HOLE.) M19.

10. A crescent-shaped ornament. M19.

11. A ring or forked plate to or by which a field-gun carriage or other vehicle for towing is attached. L19.

12. Roman Catholic Church. A circular case, fitting into an aperture in a monstrance, for holding the consecrated host. L19.

13. Physical Geography. A broad shallow mound of wind-blown material along the leeward side of a lake or dry lake basin, esp. in arid parts of Australia, and typically crescent-shaped with the concave edge along the lake shore. M20.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲