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oriel

[awr-ee-uhl, ohr‑] / ˈɔr i əl, ˈoʊr‑ /


NOUN
bay window
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Wrought-iron balconies, turrets, oriel windows: block after block, the residential facades were unique and homogenous at the same time.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2011

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

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2010

He turned as he spoke; and I saw behind him a heavy curtain hiding the oriel window of the lobby.

From The Red Cockade by Weyman, Stanley John

The moonlight came flickering through the oriel window, as if a bunch of silver arrows had been shivered against it, half illuminating the room with a soft, beautiful light.

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

The Manor House is very old; such quaint little oriel windows, and turrets, and gables.

From A Soldier's Son by Butler, Maude M.




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