释义 |
lu·nette \lüˈnet\ noun (-s) Etymology: in sense 1, probably from (assumed) Middle French lunette (whence French lunette horseshoe having the front semicircular part only), literally, small object resembling a full moon or a crescent moon, from Old French lunete small object resembling a full moon or a crescent moon, reflecting part of a circular mirror, from lune moon (from Latin luna) + -ete -ette; in other senses, from French lunette small opening, lunettes (plural) blinders for a horse, spectacles, from Old French lunete 1. : a horseshoe having the front semicircular part only 2. a. : an opening in a vault especially for a window b. : the surface at the upper part of a wall that is partly surrounded by a vault which the wall intersects and that is often filled by a window, by several windows, or by mural painting 3. : a blinder especially for a vicious horse 4. a. lunettes plural : spectacles b. : a convexo-concave lens for spectacles 5. : a fieldwork consisting of two faces forming a salient angle and two parallel flanks — compare redan 6. a. : the figure or shape of a crescent moon < peered through the lunettes made by the screen wipers — Margery Allingham > b. : an ornament of crescent shape < a gold lunette set with diamonds > 7. : a watch crystal having a curved top glass streamlined to allow clearance to the watch hands 8. : a gold or gilt clip or a crystal case of crescent shape used to hold the Host upright in the monstrance 9. : a ring in the trail plate of a towed vehicle (as a gun carriage) that is used to attach the towed vehicle to the limber 10. : a small open frame with a glass bottom carried by divers 11. : a broad low somewhat crescentic mound of loamy or sandy material formed by the wind |