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

So, let's go ... through the neo-gothic oriel window!

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2010

Their laughter reached me as I sat solitary and alone in the oriel window, over which lace curtains fell, and were kindled up like snow by the lights from without.

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

By its reconstruction in Queen Elizabeth’s days we know the reformation had swept away its religious order, and the fine oriel window is of that date.

From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Walford, Edwin

His chamber is neither large nor elegant, its walls are plainly papered, and its single oriel window is shaded by a faded curtain.

From A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)

On the north side of the choir there still exists the small oriel window, through which the sepulchre was watched from Good Friday to Easter Morning. 

From Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations by Madders, S. S.