oriel

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall

Etymology

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”).

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