lancet window

noun

: a high narrow window with an acutely pointed head and without tracery

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The lush woods enveloping the property peek through the church-like lancet windows. —

Jenn Pelly, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2019 Boards shield what's left of the original stained glass, lancet windows. —

Zahria Rogers, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2018 Boards shield what's left of the original stained glass, lancet windows. —

Zahria Rogers, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of lancet window was in 1781

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“Lancet window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lancet%20window. Accessed 30 Jan. 2023.

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