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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lu•nette (lo̅o̅ net′),USA pronunciation n. - any of various objects or spaces of crescentlike or semicircular outline or section.
- [Archit.](in the plane of a wall) an area enframed by an arch or vault.
- a painting, sculpture, or window filling such an area.
- [Fort.]a work consisting of a salient angle with two flanks and an open gorge.
- Military[Ordn.]a towing ring in the trail plate of a towed vehicle, as a gun carriage.
- Religion[Eccles.]Luna (def. 3).
- Latin lūna; see -ette
- French, diminutive of lune moon
- 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lunette /luːˈnɛt/ n - 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 type of fortification like a detached bastion
Also called: lune a case fitted with a bracket to hold the consecrated host
Etymology: 16th Century: from French: crescent, from lune moon, from Latin lūna |