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lowside window

or low side window

[ loh-sahyd ]
/ ˈloʊˌsaɪd /
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noun
(in medieval English churches) a window set low in the outside wall, permitting the interior to be seen from the outside.
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Origin of lowside window

First recorded in 1840–50; low1 + side1

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