lucarne

[ loo-kahrn ]

noun

1. a dormer window.

lucarne

/ luːˈkɑːn /

noun

1. a type of dormer window

Word History and Origins

Origin of lucarne¹

1540–50; from French; replacing lucane, from Middle French; origin of both French forms obscure

Word History and Origins

Origin of lucarne¹

C16: from French, from Provençal lucana , of obscure origin

Example Sentences

The conical stone-roofed pyramid is, with the exception of its lucarne windows, most probably of the same date.

From Project Gutenberg

The lucarne windows may even vie with those in the house in the Place de la Pucelle.

From Project Gutenberg

Even the small lucarne window in it looks coeval with the rest.

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