oriel
nounA bay window projecting from an upper floor, supported from below with corbels or brackets.
nounA portico, recess, or small room forming a projection from a room or building, as a hall or chapel, in the form of a large bay or recessed window, and often more richly furnished or more private than the rest of the room or building, formerly used as a boudoir, closet, and separate apartment for various purposes.
nounA gallery for minstrels.
nounA small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were accustomed to dine; a sort of recess.
nounA bay window. See
A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a
A
A small
a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
