About The Word Oriel
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Oriel
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What's The Definition Of Oriel?
[n] a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
Synonyms | Synonyms for Oriel: oriel window Related Terms | Find terms related to Oriel: alcove | bay | bay window | bow window | carrel | casement | casement window | corner | cove | cranny | cubby | cubbyhole | cubicle | fan window | fanlight | grille | lancet window | lantern | lattice | light | louver window | niche | nook | pane | picture window | port | porthole | recess | roomlet | rose window | skylight | snuggery | transom | wicket | window | window bay | window glass | windowpane See Also | bay window | bow window Oriel In Webster's Dictionary \O"ri*el\, n. [OF. oriol gallery, corridor, LL. oriolum
portico, hall, prob. fr. L. aureolus gilded, applied to an
apartment decorated with gilding. See {Oriole}.] [Formerly
written also {oriol}, {oryal}, {oryall}.]
1. A gallery for minstrels. [Obs.] --W. Hamper.
2. A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were
accustomed to dine; a sort of recess. [Obs.] --Cowell.
3. (Arch.) A bay window. See {Bay window}.
The beams that thro' the oriel shine Make prisms in
every carven glass. --Tennyson.
Note: There is no generally admitted difference between a bay
window and an oriel. In the United States the latter
name is often applied to bay windows which are small,
and either polygonal or round; also, to such as are
corbeled out from the wall instead of resting on the
ground.
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