lunette.

A semicircular architectural space or opening, often above a door or window.

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Words that belong together

• painted lunette
• window lunette

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A painted lunette rose above the doorway.

Light entered through the window lunette.

The artist filled the lunette with a scene.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular lunette; plural lunettes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.