oriel window

oriel window

(ˈɔːrɪəl) n (Architecture) a bay window, esp one that is supported by one or more brackets or corbels. Sometimes shortened to: oriel [C14: from Old French oriol gallery, perhaps from Medieval Latin auleolum niche]

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oriel window - a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wallorielbow window, bay window - a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house