What is any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line called?
lunette — (Arch.) Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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