Definitions
a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
Word origin
From Middle English oriel, from Old French oriol (“gallery, corridor”), Late Latin oriolum (“portico, hall”), probably from Latin aureolus (“gilded”), applied to an apartment decorated with gilding. See oriole. Or a diminutive of Latin os (“mouth”).
Used in a sentence
“The middle window of the oriel before her, just caught and reflected back the crimson light and colour. The ground below looked bright and warm compared with the shade around.”
“The beams that thro' the Oriel shine / Make prisms in every carven glass, / And beaker brimm'd with noble wine.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Projecting bay window”5 letters
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