ORIEL (OR-ee-uhl)
A
projecting bay window located on an upper floor, cantilevered or
supported by brackets
Common
clues:
Cantilevered
window; Bay window; Projecting window; Mirador; Window on a
corbel
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
3 times a year
Frequency
in English language:
35541 / 86800
News:
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Oriel College PC warriors are crossing Cecil Rhodes
Video:
Enya
– Oriel Window
Oriel windows are a form of bay window commonly found in Gothic revival architecture, which jut out from the main wall of the building but do not reach to the ground. Corbels or brackets are often used to support this kind of window.
Oriel
College, Oxford took its name from a balcony or oriel window
forming a feature of a property which occupied the site the
college now stands on.
Oriel windows are seen in Arab architecture in the form of mashrabiya.
In the Hindu culture these windows and balconies projected from the street front, providing an area in which women could peer out and see the activities below while remaining invisible.
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