oriel window

/ ˈɔːrɪəl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of oriel window¹

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

Example Sentences

Richard drew himself up on to the wide, cushioned bench below the oriel-window.

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A lady at an oriel window was a person who must ultimately do one thing.

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Nay, from a certain oriel window he discovered stars, so many and so beautiful that he trembled with delight.

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It was filled also by the rose-red light of the sunset streaming in through the curve of the oriel-window.

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Directly behind the altar was a large oriel window of stained glass, representing subjects from Scripture.

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