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dormer
(dôr′mər)
noun
- a window set upright in a sloping roofalso dormer window
- the roofed projection in which this window is set
Origin: OFr dormeour < L dormitorium: see dormitory
See dormer in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A window set vertically into a small gable projecting from a sloping roof.
- The gable holding such a window.
Origin:
Origin: Obsolete French dormeor, sleeping room
Origin: , from dormir, to sleep; see dormant
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