oriel window
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of oriel window
C14: from Old French oriol gallery, perhaps from Medieval Latin auleolum niche
Example Sentences
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So, let's go ... through the neo-gothic oriel window!
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2010
Sir Within's note had said four o'clock, an early dinner, and Sir Within himself could be seen, at an oriel window, watch in hand, as the carriage passed under the arched entrance.
From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Charles James Lever
Ruth stole to the little oriel window, and watched her husband as he turned from the moonlight and entered the shadows of the park.
From Norston's Rest by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
A cool evening breeze blows in through the open oriel window, quickly dispersing the clouds of tobacco smoke.
From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. II. by Berthold Auerbach
He turned as he spoke; and I saw behind him a heavy curtain hiding the oriel window of the lobby.
From The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman
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