dormer

[ dawr-mer ]
/ ˈdɔr mər /
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noun

Also called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.
the entire projecting structure.

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Origin of dormer

1585–95; <Middle French dormoirdormitory

OTHER WORDS FROM dormer

dormered, adjective

Words nearby dormer

Dorkland, dorky, dorm, dormancy, dormant, dormer, dormeuse, dormie, dormient, dormin, Dormition of the Blessed Virgin
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Words related to dormer

apartment, studio, attic, storage, garret, bay, aperture, bow, fenestella, oriel, jalousie, casement, fenestration, fanlight, fenestra, lunette, skylight, porthole, lancet, bay window

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British Dictionary definitions for dormer

dormer
/ (ˈdɔːmə) /

noun

a construction with a gable roof and a window at its outer end that projects from a sloping roofAlso called: dormer window

Word Origin for dormer

C16: from Old French dormoir, from Latin dormītōrium dormitory
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