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Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-mado
"その古い建物の出窓からは美しい庭が見える。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A projecting bay window that is supported by corbels or brackets rather than extending down to the ground.
"The medieval library featured a magnificent stained-glass oriel overlooking the courtyard." - 2
Historically, a small upper-story room, chamber, or gallery.
"She sat quietly in the small oriel, reading her book in the afternoon sunlight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Anglo-French 'oriol', Old French 'oriol', and Medieval Latin 'oriolum', possibly meaning a gallery, portico, or porch, with ultimate roots likely in Late Latin 'aureolum' (adorned with gold or gilded). Over the centuries in Middle English, the term shifted from denoting a recess or small room to specifically describing a projecting upper-story window.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Oriel" is said worldwide
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oriel
Transliteration: ɔ.ʁjɛl
"La belle fenêtre en oriel illumine le salon."
Erker
Transliteration: ˈɛʁkɐ
"Das alte Haus hat einen wunderschönen Erker."
finestra sportsta
Transliteration: fiˈnɛstra spɔrˈtjata
Script: finestra a sporto
"Il palazzo storico ha un elegante erker."
mirador
Transliteration: miɾaˈðoɾ
"El edificio antiguo tiene un hermoso mirador volado."
sacada
Transliteration: saˈka.dɐ
"A bela sacada projeta-se sobre a rua principal."
छज्जेदार खिड़की
Transliteration: chhajjedar khidki
"पुराने महल में एक सुंदर छज्जेदार खिड़की है।"
凸窗
Transliteration: tū chuāng
"这座历史建筑有一个美丽的凸窗。"
돌출창
Transliteration: dol-chul-chang
"그 저택의 거실에는 아름다운 돌출창이 있습니다."
出窓
Transliteration: de-mado
"その古い建物の出窓からは美しい庭が見える。"
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