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luthern

[ loo-thern ]

noun

  1. a dormer window.


luthern

/ ˈluːθən /

noun

  1. another name for dormer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of luthern1

First recorded in 1660–70; perhaps alteration of lucarne
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Word History and Origins

Origin of luthern1

C17: probably from lucarne , perhaps influenced by Lutheran
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Example Sentences

I was on the top of the luthern window; and, so far as the inquisitors were concerned, I was safe.

There was a luthern window in it, which opened upon the roof.

Holding on with one hand at the side of the luthern window, I closed the lower sash, and dropped the upper one.

About half way between the luthern window and the ridge-pole of the house there was a skylight.

Wren had the advantage of St. Peter's to profit by, and abstained from inserting the "luthern" lights of the larger edifice.

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