Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) A lantern, or louver covering, placed on a roof, for ventilation or escape of smoke.
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- noun archaic The
lantern ,louvre , or covering placed in the ridge of a hallroof for the purpose ofventilation or letting out thesmoke of the fire kindled on a central hearth.
Etymologies
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From Old English, originally fumerell; from Old French fumeraille, Latin fumus (smoke).
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