oriel

(ōr′ē əl, ôr′-)

noun

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

Origin: OFr oriol < ML oriolum, porch, gallery

See oriel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A bay window projecting from an upper floor, supported from below with a corbel or bracket.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French oriol, porch

Origin: , from Medieval Latin oriolum

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