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

The melancholy, half light coming through the oriel window by which he stood, fell full upon the face of Rupert Thetford, white and cold, and set as marble.

From Sir Noel's Heir A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes

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 Auerbach, Berthold

Just outside the entrance to the vicars' close is a beautiful oriel window, which has been much copied in modern times.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy

The Old Hall, of the 15th century, enlarged in the 16th, is a picturesque building, forming three sides of a quadrangle, partially timber-framed, but having a beautiful oriel window and other parts of stone.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various