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  • 11oriel — *window, casement, dormer …

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  • 12Oriel College, Oxford — Colleges and halls of the University of Oxford Oriel College …

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  • 13Window — This article is about the part of a building. For the Microsoft operating system, see Microsoft Windows. For other uses, see Window (disambiguation) and Windows (disambiguation). Pair of windows, Old Ship Church, Hingham, Massachusetts …

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  • 14Oriel — An oriel window is a type of bay window which projects from a wall. Oriel may also refer to: Places in the United Kingdom: Oriel College, Oxford Oriel Street, Oxford Oriel Square, Oxford Oriel Chambers, Liverpool Places in Ireland: Oriel Park,… …

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  • 15Oriel — This is an Olde English surname of truly ancient origins. It originates from the pre 7th century Anglo Saxon compound baptismal name Aurildis , translating as fire strife . This was a typical name of the Dark Ages, when parents gave their… …

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  • 16oriel — n. 1 a large polygonal recess built out usu. from an upper storey and supported from the ground or on corbels. 2 (in full oriel window) a any of the windows in an oriel. b the projecting window of an upper storey. Etymology: ME f. OF oriol… …

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  • 17oriel — [ ɔ:rɪəl] noun a large upper storey bay with a window (oriel window), supported by brackets or on corbels. Origin ME: from OFr. oriol gallery …

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  • 18oriel — /ˈɔriəl/ (say awreeuhl) noun a bay window, usually semipolygonal, especially in an upper storey. Also, oriel window. {Middle English, from Old French oriol porch, passage, gallery, from Latin aureolus gilded} …

  • 19oriel — noun see oriel window …

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  • 20Oriel — O ri*el, n. [OF. oriol gallery, corridor, LL. oriolum portico, hall, prob. fr. L. aureolus gilded, applied to an apartment decorated with gilding. See {Oriole}.] [Formerly written also {oriol}, {oryal}, {oryall}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A gallery for… …

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