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: a semicircular window with radiating bars like the ribs of a fan that is placed over a door or window
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Today, the establishment is part of Backwell’s Island Outpost hotel chain, and boasts 13 Georgian-style cottages adorned with plantation shutters, fretwork fanlights hand-crafted by local artisans, mahogany four-poster beds and French doors spilling out to private verandas.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
In the entryway, the original fanlight window from the 1790s is still intact.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
Andie MacDowell's 3 Children: All About Justin, Rainey and Margaret Qualley
The property also features a kitchen with a custom island and marble countertops, a fireplace and a Palladian fanlight window located in the grand living room.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
Main-level highlights include a spacious formal living room sporting a large Palladian fanlight window and wood-burning fireplace decorated with a stylish veined-marble surround, along with a formal dining room flaunting another large window and a ballon-like chandelier.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2023
Its main entry, located in the center of the five-bay façade, was originally constructed with tall double doors that were topped by a fanlight.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2022
The original openings remain, as does the fanlight.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2022
Three bays with glass doors topped by fanlights open to a long, brick-faced front entrance that was once an open loggia.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
In the entryway, the original fanlight window from the 1790s is still intact.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
Andie MacDowell's 3 Children: All About Justin, Rainey and Margaret Qualley
The property also features a kitchen with a custom island and marble countertops, a fireplace and a Palladian fanlight window located in the grand living room.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
Main-level highlights include a spacious formal living room sporting a large Palladian fanlight window and wood-burning fireplace decorated with a stylish veined-marble surround, along with a formal dining room flaunting another large window and a ballon-like chandelier.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2023
Its main entry, located in the center of the five-bay façade, was originally constructed with tall double doors that were topped by a fanlight.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2022
The original openings remain, as does the fanlight.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2022
Three bays with glass doors topped by fanlights open to a long, brick-faced front entrance that was once an open loggia.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
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“Fanlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanlight. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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fanlight
noun
fan·light
ˈfan-ˌlīt 
: a semicircular window having bars extending from the center that is placed over a door or window
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