oriel window

British  

/ ˈɔːrɪəl /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: oriel.  a bay window, esp one that is supported by one or more brackets or corbels

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Etymology

Origin of oriel window

C14: from Old French oriol gallery, perhaps from Medieval Latin auleolum niche

Example Sentences

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oriel window

So, let's go ... through the neo-gothic oriel window!

From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2010

Just outside the entrance to the vicars' close is a beautiful oriel window, which has been much copied in modern times.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy

On the north side of the choir there still exists the small oriel window, through which the sepulchre was watched from Good Friday to Easter Morning. 

From Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations by Madders, S. S.

The uncomplimentary confidence was made into the shell-like ear of Mrs. Talmage Eglinton, who, faultlessly gowned by Worth, was sitting apart with her nominal hostess in the embrasure of an oriel window.

From The Duke Decides by Hill, Headon

Frank was standing behind Dolly's chair in the faint green light of the old oriel window.

From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss