ORIEL


Meaning of ORIEL in English

/ ˈɔːriəl; NAmE / noun

( architecture ) a part of a building, like a small room with windows, that sticks out from a wall above the ground :

an oriel window

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French oriol gallery, of unknown origin; compare with medieval Latin oriolum upper chamber.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.