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 ]
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 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012