oriel

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.
    — The middle window of the oriel before her, just caught and reflected back the crimson light and colour. The ground below looked bright and warm compared with the shade around.
  2. A small apartment next to a hall, used for dining. obsolete

词形变化

oriels plural

词汇关系

衍生词
orielled

词源

From Middle English oriel, from Old French oriol (“gallery, corridor”), Late Latin oriolum (“portico, hall”), probably from Latin aureolus (“gilded”), applied to an apartment decorated with gilding. See oriole. Or a diminutive of Latin os (“mouth”).
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