oriel
[ awr-ee-uhl, ohr‐ ]
noun
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
(in medieval architecture) a large bay window of a hall or chamber.
Origin of oriel
11350–1400; Middle English <Anglo-French oriol porch, passage, gallery, perhaps ≪ Latin aureolus “gilded”
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How to use oriel in a sentence
Unfortunately, one cannot romance about the rooms to which these majestic oriels and bays belonged.
All that is left of the ancient buildings is a beautiful gateway with turrets and oriels dating from the fifteenth century.
Wanderings in Wessex | Edric HolmesIn the hollow is the old house, which is immense, of red brick with projecting oriels and towers.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6 | Augustus J. C. HareThere were the "exquisite oriels," and above all, there was the twisted chimney!
The Brightener | C. N. WilliamsonThere were two oriels furnished with leaning-stones for the convenience of loungers.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) | John Roby
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