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Lunette
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Lunette
[fortification] In fortification a lunette was originally an outwork of half-moon shape; later it became a redan with short flanks, in trace somewhat resembling a bastion standing by itself without curtains on either side. The gorge was generally open. One notable historical example of a lun... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunette_(fortification)
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Lunette
In architecture a lunette is a surface of semicircular or segmental form; the term is especially applied to the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/TL.HTM
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lunette
[n] - temporary fortification like a detached bastion 2. [n] - oval or circular opening Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=lunette
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Lunette
Triangular (originally crescent-shaped) defensive structure, open at the rear, often flanking a ravelin
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Lunette
A semicircular surface often used as a field for carving; if it is above a door or window opening it is a tympanum.
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Lunette
A semicircular panel, often above a door or window, usually having some sort of decoration. M
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lunette
Derived from the French word lune (moon), applied to a semicircular decoration either carved or inlaid on furniture or incorporated into a textile design. See decorative motifs. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Lunette
Lu·nette' noun [ French, dim. of lune moon, Latin luna . See Lune a crescent.] 1. (Fort.) A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See Bastion . 2. (F... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/69
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lunette
1. A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See Bastion. ... 2. <veterinary> 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 ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?lunette
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lunette
fenestella noun oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lunette
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Lunette
• (n.) An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage. • (n.) A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge. • (n.) A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse. • (n.) A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See Bastion. &... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/lunette/
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lunette
arching aperture in a wall or concave ceiling. It may be crescent-shaped or semicircular. The word is the French diminutive of lune, `moon.` Lunettes ... [2 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/84
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Lunette
Lunette is a French girl name. The meaning of the name is `Little Moon` The name Lunette doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Lunette seems to be unique! Found op http://www.pregnology.com/index.php?girls/Lunette
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lunette
lunette 1. Any of various figures or objects shaped like a half-moon or a crescent. 2. A crescentiform or semicircular space in a ceiling, dome, etc., decorated with paintings or sculptures; a piece of decoration filling such a space. 3. In the guillotine, the circular hole which receives the neck ... Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1218/2
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Lunette
In architecture, a lunette (French lunette, "little moon") is a half-moon shaped space, either filled with recessed masonry or void. A lunette is formed when a horizontal cornice transects a round-headed arch at the level of the imposts, where the arch springs. If a door is set within a round-heade... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunette
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Lunette
a half-moon shaped space, either masonry or void Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_architecture
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Lunette
Semi-circular space decorated with frescoes or mosaics usually situated above doors or windows where the vault joins the walls. Also used to describe a semicircular section above a painting or bas-relief. Found op http://www.arca.net/postcard/gourl.html?URL=http://www.arca.net/tourism/glo
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lunette
- temporary fortification like a detached bastion
- oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault
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Lunette
In fortifications, a lunette is a detached out-work having two faces and two flanks. It was often used in field fortifications, or before the glacis of a permanent fortress to protect a weak point. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/FL.HTM
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lunette
Derived from the French word lune (moon), applied to a semicircular decoration either carved or inlaid on furniture or incorporated into a textile design. Found op http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-terms-l.html
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Lunette
[stele] The main body of the stele is then presented below, often separated with a horizontal line (register), but not always. In Egyptian steles, many have horizontal lines of hieroglyphs; often the lunette will contain shorter vertical statements in hieroglyphs, sometimes just names of the... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunette_(stele)
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Lunette
a half-moon shaped space, either masonry or void Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_architecture
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lunette
1) Crescent moon 2) Crescent-shaped object 3) Crescent-shaped opening 4) Crescent-shaped window 5) First quarter appearance 6) Fortification 7) French girl name 8) Munition 9) Semicircular symbol 10) Semicircular window Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/lunette/1
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