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View synonyms for bay window

bay window

noun

  1. an alcove of a room, projecting from an outside wall and having its own windows, especially one having its own foundations. Compare bow window, oriel.
  2. Informal. a large, protruding belly; paunch.


bay window

noun

  1. a window projecting from the wall of a building and forming an alcove of a room Sometimes shortened tobay See also bow window oriel window
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bay window1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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