/ah'bah zhoor"/ ; Fr. /ann bann zhoohrdd"/ , n. , pl. abat-jours /-zhoorz"/ ; Fr. /-zhoohrdd"/ .
1. a device, as a skylight or reflector, for diverting light into a building.
2. a sloping screen for cutting off the view between an interior or porch and a lower area in front of a building.
[ 1820-30; abat ) the daylight ( jour ). See ABATE, JOURNEY ]