lunette
英 [luː'net]
美[lʊ'nɛt]
- n. （天花板）弦月窗；半月形（物）；（筑城）[军] 眼镜堡
英英释义
- 1. temporary fortification like a detached bastion
- 2. oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault
英文词源
- lunette (n.)
- 1570s, "semi-circular horseshoe," from Middle French lunette (13c.), literally "little moon," diminutive of lune "moon," from Latin luna (see luna). Later applied to a wide range of objects and ornamentations resembling a crescent moon.