ˌäˌbäˈzhu̇(ə)r, F ȧbȧzhüür noun
( plural abat-jours -u̇(ə)rz, -üür)
Etymology: French, from abattre to throw down + jour day, daylight, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin diurnus, from Latin, daily — more at abate , diurnal
1. : a device for deflecting daylight downward as it enters a window (as a sloping soffit of a lintel or a movable screen)
2. : skylight