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

One oriel window was discovered through the white jasmine that clustered around it, and the verbenas, heliotrope, and scarlet geraniums that crept beneath it from the ground.

From Norston's Rest by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

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.