English
Etymology
French, diminutive of lune, �moon�.
Noun
lunette
- architecture a small circular or crescent-shaped opening in a vaulted roof
- architecture a crescent-shaped recess or void space above a window or door
- a field work consisting of two projecting faces forming a wedge each of which extends from one of two parallel flanks
- geology (the shape of) a crescent-shaped dune
- goggles for swimming under water
- Christianity a crescent-shaped clip for holding the host upright when exposed in the monstrance
Translations
German: Lunette f (1,2), Taucherbrille f (5), Lunula f (6)
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