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the bay window that decided to float, jutting from walls like architecture daydreaming.
means A bay window that projects out from an upper-story wall, supported by brackets or corbels rather than rising from the ground.
from From Middle English 'oriol,' borrowed from Old French 'oriol' meaning a gallery, porch, or upper room — itself probably from Medieval Latin 'oriolum,' a small room or recess. The deeper root is debated: some trace it to Latin 'aulaeolum,' a little curtained space, others to 'aureolum,' something gilded. What's certain is that the word once named a chamber before it came to name the window that lights one.
- latin root
- From oriolum, meaning a small gallery or porch.
- no ground
- Projects from upper floors with no support below.
- medieval flex
- Once signaled wealth and status of the owner.
- oxford ties
- Oriel College named for a long-vanished mansion.
- light grab
- Designed to pull more daylight into cramped rooms.
oriel college oxford — founded 1326, one of oxford's oldest colleges
bay window oriel — architectural feature projecting from walls, common in tudor and victorian homes