Definitions for: Lunette

[n] oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault
[n] temporary fortification like a detached bastion

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: fenestella

See Also: fortification, munition, opening, vault

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