oriel
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Is oriel a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (architecture) A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.Examples: "The middle window of the oriel before her, just caught and reflected back the crimson light and colour. The ground below looked bright and warm compared with the shade around."; "The beams that thro' the Oriel shine / Make prisms in every carven glass, / And beaker brimm'd with noble wine."
2. (obsolete) A small apartment next to a hall, used for dining.obsolete
name (English)
1. (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Oriel College, Oxford.abbreviationalt-ofellipsisinformal
Definition source: Wiktionary