abat-journ.

Brit.

/əˌbatˈʒʊə/, U.S.

/əˈbætˈʒʊ(ə)r/

Forms: 1800s– abajour (rare), 1800s– abat-jour, 1900s– abatjour (rare).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French abat-jour, abajour.

Etymology: < French abat-jour, †abajour kind of skylight, light well (1676), kind of shutter or screen on a window directing the daylight (1728), kind of lampshade reflecting and directing the light (1829) < abat , 3rd singular present indicative of abatre to cast down (see abate v.¹) + jour day, daylight (see jour n.¹).

1. An architectural device for deflecting the light from a wall or roof opening in a particular direction; spec. (a) a skylight set in an angled or slanting aperture or light well; (b) a screen on the outside of a window angled outward and upward so as to allow light into the room while at the same time obscuring the view below.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of window > [noun] > skylights, etc.

lucarne1548

shop light1602

skylight?c1660

bullock's-eye1728

lunette1742

roof light1763

light well1826

abat-jour1838

light shaft1870

dead-light1882

laylight1932

1838 in J. Britton Dict. Archit. & Archæol. Abat-jour, a sky-light; or any sloping aperture for the admission of light to a room.

1851 Penny Cycl. Suppl. I. 69/1 Light was admitted into it [sc. a crypt] by means of abat-jours, or apertures in the pavement of the colonnades next the walls of the cella.

1853 J. W. Croker in Q. Rev. 93 413 He was confined to a single room..it had one window, closely barred and blinded by an abat-jour, which admitted only a small degree of oblique light.

1894 Wilson’s Cycl. Photogr. 17/1 The abat-jour form of skylight is used by many photographers.

1912 Cassell’s Cycl. Photogr. I. 1/1 The abat-jour..was so designed as to give what was practically a side light, although coming in principally from above.

1993 tr. E. Pizzi Mario Botta I. 42 These [sc. laboratory areas] are illuminated by overhead light from a series of abat-jours on the roof.

1996 W. Bucher Dict. Building Preserv. 1/2 Abat-jour, a roof or wall opening through which daylight is cast downward; types include (1) a sloped sill or lintel in a thick wall; (2) a skylight; (3) a window covering that slopes out and upward; used to prevent prisoners from seeing below.

2. A shade for a lamp, candle, etc., used to direct the light downwards. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > shade for

shade1780

globe1796

moonshade1830

abat-jour1844

lampshade1850

bell-shade1890

lightshade1912

1844 C. J. Lever Tom Burke I. xxiv. 168 The salon into which I now entered was a large and splendidly-furnished apartment, whose light, tempered by a species of abat-jour, gave a kind of soft mysterious effect to every thing about.

1871 C. E. Turner tr. I. S. Turgenev On the Eve xxv. 210 He lighted a candle, shaded it with an abat-jour, and sat down to read.

1892 Cornhill Mag. Jan. 67 From the ceiling hung so handsome a lamp, with so fine an abat-jour, that the lover of ease and comfort might not only sleep but dream away the time.

1906 Baroness Orczy I will Repay xxiii. 258 A small brass lamp, with a green abat-jour.

1936 Burlington Mag. July 31/2 Two candlesticks behind are formed of leaves; between them is a vertical metal post bearing on the upper part a movable canopy serving as abat-jour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abat-jour
释义	abat-journ. Brit. /əˌbatˈʒʊə/, U.S. /əˈbætˈʒʊ(ə)r/ Forms: 1800s– abajour (rare), 1800s– abat-jour, 1900s– abatjour (rare). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French abat-jour, abajour. Etymology: < French abat-jour, †abajour kind of skylight, light well (1676), kind of shutter or screen on a window directing the daylight (1728), kind of lampshade reflecting and directing the light (1829) < abat , 3rd singular present indicative of abatre to cast down (see abate v.¹) + jour day, daylight (see jour n.¹). 1. An architectural device for deflecting the light from a wall or roof opening in a particular direction; spec. (a) a skylight set in an angled or slanting aperture or light well; (b) a screen on the outside of a window angled outward and upward so as to allow light into the room while at the same time obscuring the view below. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of window > [noun] > skylights, etc. lucarne1548 shop light1602 skylight?c1660 bullock's-eye1728 lunette1742 roof light1763 light well1826 abat-jour1838 light shaft1870 dead-light1882 laylight1932 1838 in J. Britton Dict. Archit. & Archæol. Abat-jour, a sky-light; or any sloping aperture for the admission of light to a room. 1851 Penny Cycl. Suppl. I. 69/1 Light was admitted into it [sc. a crypt] by means of abat-jours, or apertures in the pavement of the colonnades next the walls of the cella. 1853 J. W. Croker in Q. Rev. 93 413 He was confined to a single room..it had one window, closely barred and blinded by an abat-jour, which admitted only a small degree of oblique light. 1894 Wilson’s Cycl. Photogr. 17/1 The abat-jour form of skylight is used by many photographers. 1912 Cassell’s Cycl. Photogr. I. 1/1 The abat-jour..was so designed as to give what was practically a side light, although coming in principally from above. 1993 tr. E. Pizzi Mario Botta I. 42 These [sc. laboratory areas] are illuminated by overhead light from a series of abat-jours on the roof. 1996 W. Bucher Dict. Building Preserv. 1/2 Abat-jour, a roof or wall opening through which daylight is cast downward; types include (1) a sloped sill or lintel in a thick wall; (2) a skylight; (3) a window covering that slopes out and upward; used to prevent prisoners from seeing below. 2. A shade for a lamp, candle, etc., used to direct the light downwards. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > shade for shade1780 globe1796 moonshade1830 abat-jour1844 lampshade1850 bell-shade1890 lightshade1912 1844 C. J. Lever Tom Burke I. xxiv. 168 The salon into which I now entered was a large and splendidly-furnished apartment, whose light, tempered by a species of abat-jour, gave a kind of soft mysterious effect to every thing about. 1871 C. E. Turner tr. I. S. Turgenev On the Eve xxv. 210 He lighted a candle, shaded it with an abat-jour, and sat down to read. 1892 Cornhill Mag. Jan. 67 From the ceiling hung so handsome a lamp, with so fine an abat-jour, that the lover of ease and comfort might not only sleep but dream away the time. 1906 Baroness Orczy I will Repay xxiii. 258 A small brass lamp, with a green abat-jour. 1936 Burlington Mag. July 31/2 Two candlesticks behind are formed of leaves; between them is a vertical metal post bearing on the upper part a movable canopy serving as abat-jour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1838
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