lucarne
[ loo-kahrn ]
/ luˈkɑrn /
noun
a dormer window.
Origin of lucarne
1540–50; < French; replacing
lucane < Middle French; orig. of both French forms obscure
Words nearby lucarne
lubritorium,
lubumbashi,
lubyanka,
lucan,
lucania,
lucarne,
lucas,
lucas van leyden,
lucca,
luce,
lucent
Example sentences from the Web for lucarne
The conical stone-roofed pyramid is, with the exception of its lucarne windows, most probably of the same date.
Architectural Antiquities of Normandy |John Sell CotmanThe lucarne windows may even vie with those in the house in the Place de la Pucelle.
Architectural Antiquities of Normandy |John Sell Cotman
British Dictionary definitions for lucarne
lucarne
/ (luːˈkɑːn) /
noun
a type of dormer window
Word Origin for lucarne
C16: from French, from Provençal
lucana, of obscure origin