oriel
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɔːɹiəl/
oriel (plural oriels)
- (architecture) A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, The Day-Dream
- The beams that thro' the oriel shine / Make prisms in every carven glass.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, The Day-Dream
- (obsolete) A gallery for minstrels.
- (obsolete) A small apartment next to a hall, used for dining.
- German: Erker
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