oriel
o·ri·el / ˈôrēəl/ • n. a projection from the wall of a building, typically supported from the ground or by corbels. ∎ (also oriel window) a window in such a structure. ∎ a projecting window, often on an upper story; a bay window.
oriel
oriel, oriole, oryel. Large bay-window projecting from the naked of a wall on an upper storey, supported on brackets, corbels, a pier, or engaged column.
oriel
oriel †porch; gallery, balcony, upper storey XIV; windowed recess projecting from a building XV; o. window XVIII. ME. oriole — OF. oriol, eurieul passage, gallery, of unkn. orig.
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