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o⋅ri⋅el

[awr-ee-uhl, ohr‑]
–noun
1. a bay window, esp. one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
2. (in medieval architecture) a large bay window of a hall or chamber.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < AF oriol porch, passage, gallery, perh. ≪ L aureolus “gilded”
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o·ri·el   (ôr'ē-əl, ōr'-)   
n.  A bay window projecting from an upper floor, supported from below with a corbel or bracket.

[Middle English, from Old French oriol, porch, from Medieval Latin oriolum.]
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