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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lunette \Lu*nette"\, n. [F., dim. of lune moon, L. luna. See
{Lune} a crescent.]
1. (Fort.) A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a
salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See {Bastion}.
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2. (Far.) A half horseshoe, which lacks the sponge.
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3. A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily
flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave
lens for spectacles.
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4. A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse.
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5. (Arch.) Any surface of semicircular or segmental form;
especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a
vault and its springing line.
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6. An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage.
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{Lunette window} (Arch.), a window which fills or partly
fills a lunette.
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