2. Noun. (plurale tantum) A particular kind of spectacles / glasses, consisting of two circles lenses connected by a half-circle bridge over the nose. ¹
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Definition of Lunettes
1. lunette [n] - See also: lunette
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lunettes
Literary usage of Lunettes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Applied Perspective, for Architects and Painters by William Pitt Preble Longfellow (1901)
"A VAULT WITH lunettes FIG. t4t is the perspective of a vault with lunettes, all
of which are of semicircular section. The main vault is a cylinder of which ..."
2. A Critical Account of the Drawings by Michel Angelo and Raffaello in the by John Charles Robinson (1870)
"Some of these have the appearance of having been done for the engraver. NOTE 6 (pages
33, 35, 45). The two destroyed lunettes of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. ..."
3. The Rhine from Rotterdam to Constance: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1884)
"The allegorical paintings in the lunettes are also by Schwind: that in the middle
represent« Art protected by the Church and State ; on the right are Fancy ..."
4. A Conversational French Reader for Beginners by Henry Bierman, Colman Dudley Frank (1915)
"4. Conversational Practice on the Illustration. Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera!
Heaven helps those that help themselves ! 27. DES lunettes QUI ..."
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