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

Her own oriel window, and Archie's next it, shone bravely.

From Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) by Mary Cholmondeley

A cool evening breeze blows in through the open oriel window, quickly dispersing the clouds of tobacco smoke.

From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. II. by Berthold Auerbach

I stood in the oriel window that curved out from one end of the large parlor and looked toward the east; that is, it commanded a broad view from all points, save the direct west.

From Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens

I may be wrong in my notion of oriel window, but I have not met with ancient authority for that expression.

From Notes and Queries, Number 235, April 29, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various