“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
FANLIGHT
fanlight
(noun) a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan
skylight, fanlight
(noun) a window in a roof to admit daylight
transom, transom window, fanlight
(noun) a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fanlight (plural fanlights)
a semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom
Hypernyms
• light
Source: Wiktionary
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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