lunettes
plural of lunette
lunettes pl (plural only)
A particular kind of spectacles/glasses, consisting of two circles lenses connected by a half-circle bridge over the nose.
• tunelets, unsettle
Source: Wiktionary
Lu*nette", n. Etym: [F., dim. of lune moon, L.luna. See Lune a crescent.]
1. (Fort.)
Definition: A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See Bastion.
2. (Far.)
Definition: A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge.
3. A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave lens for spectacles.
4. A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse.
5. (Arch.)
Definition: Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line.
6. An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage. Lunette window (Arch.), a window which fills or partly fills a lunette.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
