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fanlight
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synonyms: sunburst light, transom ???
tags: [architecture]
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Definition:a semicircular window above a door or other window, often with tracery radiating out from the center. Some varieties are hinged such that they can be opened. A sunburst light.
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As I approached the house I saw a tall man in a Scotch bonnet with a coat which was buttoned up to his chin waiting outside in the bright semicircle which was thrown from the fanlight.
Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
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At the end of the hallway, above the front door, is a fanlight of colored glass: flowers, red and blue.
Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale (1986)
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Richard: [climbing ladder up to window]: I can't see anything.
Hyacinth: Are you sure?
Richard: Well of course I'm sure!
Hyacinth: Look dear, if you climb just a little higher you can put your hand through the fanlight.
BBC. Keeping Up Appearances: Angel Gabriel Blue (1994)
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He left the house, slamming the door after him, which nearly broke the fanlight; and I heard him fall over the scraper, which made me feel glad I hadn’t removed it.
George and Weedon Grossmith. The Diary of a Nobody (1882)
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