oriel: Meaning and Definition of

o•ri•el

Pronunciation: (ôr'ē-ul, ōr'-), [key]
— n.
  1. a bay window, esp. one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
  2. (in medieval architecture) a large bay window of a hall or chamber.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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