lanneret

[Dimin. of lanner; Fr. laneret.] IMG:content-0357.png:[blocks in formation] (1) A small structure on the top of a dome or in similar situations, for the admi ion of light, and the promotion of ventilation. It is generally made ornamental, and was much used in Gothic and Tudor architecture. A tower, the whole or the greater portion the interior of which is open to view from the ground, Ornith.: The male of the Lanner, which is smaller and is lighted from than the female. lăn-ở-sěh, lăn'-sěn, s. [LANSIUM.]