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Look up: Oriel

  1. Oriel
    Projecting window in wall; originally a form of porch, usually of wood; side-turret.
    Found on http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.

  2. oriel
    A projection from the upper story of a building. Oriels very often contain windows.
    Found on http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary

  3. oriel
    [n] - a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. oriel
    bay window supported by corbels Category: Management in the public and private sector
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Oriel
    a bay window which projects from an upper floor only, normally carried on corbels.
    Found on http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glo

  6. Oriel
    A projecting window supported on a bracket or corbel. Oriels push out from a wall, and are usually glazed on three sides. Popular in medieval and Tudor architecture, they became fashionable again in the Victorian period.
    Found on http://www.architecture.com/HowWeBuiltBr

  7. Oriel
    O'ri·el noun [ Old French oriol gallery, corridor, Late Latin oriolum portico, hall, probably from Latin aureolus gilded, applied to an apartment decorated with gilding. See Oriole .] [ Formerly written also oriol , oryal , oryall .] 1. A gallery for minstrels. [ Obsolete] W. Hamper. 2. A small apartment next a hall, where ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/32

  8. oriel
    oriel window noun a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Oriel
    An `oriel window` is a large bay window projecting from a wall. `Oriel` may also refer to: *Oriel Park, Dundalk, Ireland, the home ground of Dundalk FC. *Oriel College, Oxford *Oriel Securities, London, UK *Oriel Chambers *The Kingdom of Oriel, an ancient kingdom in Ireland *A professor at Catholic University of Temuco, Chile *A winery in Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriel

  10. Oriel
    • (n.) A bay window. See Bay window. • (n.) A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were accustomed to dine; a sort of recess. • (n.) A gallery for minstrels.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. oriel
    in architecture, a bay window in an upper story, supported from below by projecting corbels, or brackets of stone or wood. Usually semi-hexagonal or ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/30

  12. Oriel
    Oriel is a French girl name. The meaning of the name is `Golden, Angel of Destiny` From Old French. The name Oriel doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Oriel seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Ori

  13. oriel
    large projecting window supported on corbels
    Found on http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle

  14. oriel
    oriel (ôr'ēul) , projecting or bay window in an upper story, supported on brackets, corbels, or an engaged column, usually polygonal or curved in plan. It is most characteristic of the late medieval and early Renaissance period in England, where it was a favorite feature in civic and...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A083


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