lunette
/ljuːˈnet/noun
1- something crescent-shaped, in particular月牙形的物体, 尤指:
1.1
- an arched aperture or window, especially one in a domed ceiling(尤指在建筑物穹顶上的)弧形空间; 弧形窗。
1.2
- a crescent-shaped or semicircular alcove containing something such as a painting or statue(内有画或雕像的)新月形(或半圆形)壁龛。
1.3
- a fortification with two faces forming a projecting angle, and two flanks眼镜堡。
1.4
- Christian Church a holder for the consecrated host in a monstrance【基督教】(圣体匣中搁圣体的)圣体托架。
1.5
- a ring fixed to a vehicle, by which it can be towed(车辆的)牵引环。
词源
late 16th cent. (denoting a semicircular horseshoe): from French, diminutive of lune 'moon', from Latin luna.