"abat-jour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: abat-jours [plural]
Etymology: French abattre jour any contrivance or apparatus to admit light, or to throw it in a desired direction, as a lamp-shade Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|abattre jour}} French abattre jour Head templates: {{en-noun}} abat-jour (plural abat-jours)
  1. A skylight, or any beveled aperture made in the wall of an apartment or in a roof, for the better admission of light from above.
    Sense id: en-abat-jour-en-noun-4e-aE~b0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
  2. A sloping, box-like structure, flaring upward and open at the top, attached to a window on the outside, to prevent those within from seeing objects below, or for the purpose of directing light downward into the window.
    Sense id: en-abat-jour-en-noun-r3CL97gN

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