oriel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːrɪəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôr′ē əl, ōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•ri•el  (ôr′ē əl, ōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Architecturea bay window, esp. one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
  2. Architecture(in medieval architecture) a large bay window of a hall or chamber.
  • Latin[aureolus]gilded
  • Anglo-French oriol porch, passage, gallery, perh.
  • Middle English 1350–1400

'oriel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bay window - carol - meshrebeeyeh - oriel window

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