oriel > define
noun
- A projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall.
- synonyms: oriel window
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) A bay window. See Bay window.
- (n.) A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were accustomed to dine; a sort of recess.
- (n.) A gallery for minstrels.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary