BAY WINDOW


Meaning of BAY WINDOW in English

1. an alcove of a room, projecting from an outside wall and having its own windows, esp. one having its own foundations. Cf. bow window, oriel .

2. Informal. a large, protruding belly; paunch.

[ 1400-50; late ME ]

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