Found 2 items, similar to lunette.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lunette lunette n 1: temporary fortification like a detached bastion 2: oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault [syn: fenestella]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lunette Lunette \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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Far.) A half horseshoe, which lacks the sponge. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave lens for spectacles. [1913 Webster] 4. A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse. [1913 Webster] 5. (Arch.) Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line. [1913 Webster] 6. An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage. [1913 Webster] Lunette window (Arch.), a window which fills or partly fills a lunette. [1913 Webster]