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ori·el (ōr′ē əl, ôr′-)

noun

a large window built out from a wall and resting on a bracket or a corbel; bay window

Etymology: OFr oriol < ML oriolum, porch, gallery

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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