Lunette (disambiguation)

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Lunette may refer to:

  • Lunette, a moon-shaped architectural detail.
  • Lunette (fortification), a fortification outwork consisting of a salient angle with two flanks and an open gorge.
  • In geology, a lunette is a typical wind-formed crescent dune shape.
  • In codicology a lunette is an instrument used to scrape the wet animal skin to make parchment.
  • In the Place de la Monnaie in Brussels, Belgium there is a bar called "La Lunette" which serves a wide range of Belgian beer. Each beer comes in its own special glass as a 330ml or 500ml serving according to Belgian tradition, but is also available in a special 1 litre bowl glass called "La Lunette."
  • In the Roman Catholic and Anglo-Catholic churches, a lunette is another name for a pyx, a small enclosure for the Eucharistic host.