oriel
noun/ˈɔːriəl/
/ˈɔːriəl/
(architecture)- a part of a building, like a small room with windows, that sticks out from a wall above the ground
- an oriel window
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French oriol ‘gallery’, of unknown origin; compare with medieval Latin oriolum ‘upper chamber’.Definitions on the go
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