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abatjour

abatjour is the alternative spelling of abat-jour.

Meaning of abat-jour

Noun

abat-jour (plural abat-jours)

  1. A skylight.
  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.

Forms of abatjour

pluralabatjours

Questions about abatjour

What is abatjour the alternative spelling of?
Abatjour is the alternative spelling of abat-jour.

Words near abatjour in the dictionary

  1. abating of
  2. abatis
  3. abatised
  4. abatises
  5. abative
  6. abatjour
  7. abatjours
  8. abaton
  9. abatons
  10. abator
  11. abators

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