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name
Ellipsis of Oriel College, Oxford.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Qualifier: Oxford University
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noun
A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
A small apartment next to a hall, used for dining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: oriel window
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bay window, bow window
History
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”).
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
