lucarne
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lu·carne
(lo͞o-kärn′)n.
A dormer window.
[French, from Old French, alteration (influenced by luiserne, light) of Old Provençal lucana, possibly of Germanic origin .]
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lucarne
(luːˈkɑːn)n
(Architecture) a type of dormer window
[C16: from French, from Provençal lucana, of obscure origin]
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lu•carne
(luˈkɑrn)n.
a dormer window.
[1540–50; < French; Middle French lucane]
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