Main Entry:

lu·nette

Pronunciation:

\lü-ˈnet\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from Old French lunete small object shaped like the moon, from lune moon

Date:

circa 1639

1: something that has the shape of a crescent or half-moon: as a: an opening in a vault especially for a window b: the surface at the upper part of a wall that is partly surrounded by a vault which the wall intersects and that is often filled by windows or by mural painting c: a low crescentic mound (as of sand) formed by the wind 2: the figure or shape of a crescent moon