fan-light
(ˈfænlaɪt)
A fan-shaped window over a door; sometimes applied loosely to any window over a door. Also attrib.
| 1819 P.O. Lond. Direct. 220 M'Namar, E., Metal Fan-light manuf. 1838 Dickens Nich. Nick. iv, In shape resembling the fan-light of a street door. 1886 Stevenson Dr. Jekyll ii. (ed. 2) 26 At the door of this [house]..now plunged in darkness except for the fan-light. 1888 Gwilt Encycl. Arch. 766 Fanlight frames over doors. |