1. A crescent-shaped or semicircular architectural element, often found above a door or window.
Usage: Also spelled 'lunette'; Common in classical and Renaissance architecture
2. A small crescent-shaped object or ornament.
Usage: General use

Examples

• The church entrance was decorated with a beautiful lunet above the doorway.
• The architect designed a lunet window to let in additional light.
• Renaissance buildings often featured ornate lunets as part of their facade.
• The lunet-shaped relief sculpture adorned the wall of the museum.
• She wore a lunet brooch shaped like a crescent moon.