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fanlight

[ fan-lahyt ]

/ ˈfænˌlaɪt /

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noun

a window over a door or another window, especially one having the form of a semicircle or of half an ellipse.

Origin of fanlight

First recorded in 1835–45; fan¹ + light¹

Words nearby fanlight

fango, fanion, fanjet, fankle, fanleaf, fanlight, fannie, fannie mae, fanning mill, fanny, fanny adams

Example sentences from the Web for fanlight

He stood there, dazed and still, beneath the dim yellow of his own fanlight; and once again that inward spring flew back.

The Return |Walter de la Mare
Oftener, where an entablature supported by engaged columns was surmounted by a pediment, the fanlight over the door was omitted.

The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia |Frank Cousins
Some one stirred within, and a ray of light in the fanlight grew bright as footsteps in the passage drew near.

The Moon Rock |Arthur J. Rees
They were quaint, shabby little dwellings, and against more than one fanlight was displayed a card bearing the word "Lodgings."

Studies in Wives |Marie Belloc Lowndes

Rarely occurred a doorway having a complete entablature above a fanlight surmounted by a pediment.

The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia |Frank Cousins

British Dictionary definitions for fanlight

fanlight

/ (ˈfænˌlaɪt) /

noun

a semicircular window over a door or window, often having sash bars like the ribs of a fan

a small rectangular window over a door US name: transom

another name for skylight