oriel window

/ (ˈɔːrɪəl) /

a bay window, esp one that is supported by one or more brackets or corbels Sometimes shortened to: oriel

Word Origin for oriel window

C14: from Old French oriol gallery, perhaps from Medieval Latin auleolum niche

Close to the oriel-window of the church is one tomb over which one might meditate half an autumnal day.

Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) |John Wilson
The burning disk of the sun hung in clouds of pearl like an oriel-window in a magnificent temple.

The Log School-House on the Columbia |Hezekiah Butterworth
It was filled also by the rose-red light of the sunset streaming in through the curve of the oriel-window.

The History of Sir Richard Calmady |Lucas Malet
Richard drew himself up on to the wide, cushioned bench below the oriel-window.

The History of Sir Richard Calmady |Lucas Malet

Wollaston made an almost imperceptible pause in his discourse, then he continued, fixing his eyes upon the oriel-window opposite.

By the Light of the Soul |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman