LUTHERN

n.In architecture, a kind of window over the cornice, in the roof of a building, to admit light into the upper story.

LUTHERN

Lu "thern, n. Etym: [F. lucarne a dormer, dormer window, garret window, L. lucerna lamp, fr. lucere to be light or clear, fr. lux light. See Light, n., and cf. Lucarne. ] (Arch. )

luthern

lu thern |ˈlo͞oTHərn ˈluθərn | ▶noun old-fashioned term for dormer. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: perhaps an alteration of earlier lucarne ‘skylight, ’ from Old French.

luthern

luthern |ˈluːθən | ▶noun old-fashioned term for dormer. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: perhaps an alteration of earlier lucarne ‘skylight ’, from Old French.