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oriel

[ awr-ee-uhl, ohr‐ ]

/ ˈɔr i əl, ˈoʊr‐ /

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noun

a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.

(in medieval architecture) a large bay window of a hall or chamber.

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Origin of oriel

1350–1400; Middle English <Anglo-French oriol porch, passage, gallery, perhaps ≪ Latin aureolus “gilded”

Words nearby oriel

orgulous, orgy, -orial, oribi, orichalcum, oriel, oriel window, orient, oriental, Oriental alabaster, Oriental almandine

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How to use oriel in a sentence

In the Little Shambles, too, there are many curious details in the high gables, pargeting and oriel windows.
Yorkshire Painted And Described|Gordon Home
Richard drew himself up on to the wide, cushioned bench below the oriel-window.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet
Oriel's views may necessitate his doing a little cobbling himself—just to set an example.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, October 6, 1894|Various
I love to see them smiling on me from the shelves of my book-cases, as glowing and varied as the sunset through a painted oriel.
In the Days of My Youth|Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards

A lady at an oriel window was a person who must ultimately do one thing.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock