oriel
n . 凸出壁外的窗
凸出壁外的窗
oriel n 1 :
a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall [
synonym : {
oriel }, {
oriel window }]
Oriel \
O "
ri *
el \,
n . [
OF .
oriol gallery ,
corridor ,
LL .
oriolum portico ,
hall ,
prob .
fr .
L .
aureolus gilded ,
applied to an apartment decorated with gilding .
See {
Oriole }.] [
Formerly written also {
oriol }, {
oryal }, {
oryall }.]
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1 .
A gallery for minstrels . [
Obs .] --
W .
Hamper .
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2 .
A small apartment next a hall ,
where certain persons were accustomed to dine ;
a sort of recess . [
Obs .] --
Cowell .
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3 . (
Arch .)
A bay window .
See {
Bay window }.
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The beams that thro '
the oriel shine Make prisms in every carven glass . --
Tennyson .
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Note :
There is no generally admitted difference between a bay window and an oriel .
In the United States the latter name is often applied to bay windows which are small ,
and either polygonal or round ;
also ,
to such as are corbeled out from the wall instead of resting on the ground .
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38 Moby Thesaurus words for "
oriel ":
alcove ,
bay ,
bay window ,
bow window ,
carrel ,
casement ,
casement window ,
corner ,
cove ,
cranny ,
cubby ,
cubbyhole ,
cubicle ,
fan window ,
fanlight ,
grille ,
lancet window ,
lantern ,
lattice ,
light ,
louver window ,
niche ,
nook ,
pane ,
picture window ,
port ,
porthole ,
recess ,
roomlet ,
rose window ,
skylight ,
snuggery ,
transom ,
wicket ,
window ,
window bay ,
window glass ,
windowpane
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