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lunette
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[luːˈnɛt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an arched aperture or window, especially one in a domed ceiling
- a fortification with two faces forming a projecting angle, and two flanks
- a holder for the consecrated host in a monstrance
- a broad, shallow, typically crescent-shaped mound of wind-blown material along the leeward side of a lake or dry lake basin
- a ring fixed to a vehicle, by which it can be towed
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Origin
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late 16th century (denoting a semicircular horseshoe): from French, diminutive of lune ‘moon’, from Latin luna
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