lunette

 
Pronunciation: /luːˈnɛt/

noun

  • 1an arched aperture or window, especially one in a domed ceiling.
  • a crescent-shaped or semicircular alcove containing something such as a painting or statue.
  • 2a fortification with two faces forming a projecting angle, and two flanks.
  • 3 Christian Church a holder for the consecrated host in a monstrance.
  • 4a broad, shallow, typically crescent-shaped mound of wind-blown material along the leeward side of a lake or dry lake basin.
  • 5a ring fixed to a vehicle, by which it can be towed.

Origin:

late 16th century (denoting a semicircular horseshoe): from French, diminutive of lune 'moon', from Latin luna