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

As we sat in the oriel window of this room,—the same in which Sir Christopher received the Widow Hartopp,—we noticed what appeared to be magazines, fans, and other articles on the chairs and sofas.

From The Lure of the Camera by Charles S. Olcott

Under the oriel window, where I had seen her first, she lay on a little couch.

From Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida

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

But in the face of all that, the very look of that high oriel window convinces the imagination, and we enter into all the sorrows of the imprisoned dame.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers by Robert Louis Stevenson