noun
- Plural of lucarne; small windows or openings in the roof or upper part of a building, often used for ventilation or light.
Usage: architectural term; chiefly British
Examples
- The old mansion featured several decorative lucarnes along its roofline.
- Lucarnes were installed in the attic to improve air circulation.
- The architect designed the lucarnes to match the building's Gothic style.
- Light streamed through the lucarnes into the upper chambers.