oriel

[ awr-ee-uh l, ohr‐ ]

/ ˈɔr i əl, ˈoʊr‐ /

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

“You quite enlighten me on the subject,” observed Oriel Porphyry, endeavouring to suppress a laugh.
Lady Eureka, v. 2 (of 3)|Robert Folkestone Williams
In 1139, after settling the affairs of the diocese of Oriel, Malachy left Ireland on an important mission.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh|H. J. Lawlor
Oriel Porphyry regarded the musician, for the first time, with a look of distrust.
Lady Eureka, v. 1 (of 3)|Robert Folkestone Williams
Bodley, done at his own charge, in the window of the room which he occupied on the west side of Oriel College.
Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867|William Dunn Macray

The upper end contained an oriel window under which was a fringed dais.
In Doublet and Hose|Lucy Foster Madison