13 January 2017

oriel

[awr-ee-uh l, ohr‐]

noun

1. a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
2. (in medieval architecture) a large bay window of a hall or chamber.

Origin of oriel

Latin, Middle English, Anglo-French

1350-1400; Middle English < Anglo-French oriol porch, passage, gallery, perhaps ≪ Latin aureolus “gilded”

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Examples from the Web for oriel

Historical Examples

“That young gentleman is my most esteemed and intimate friend;” replied oriel.
Lady Eureka, v. 1 (of 3)
Robert Folkestone Williams

And she hurried forth to the oriel window, where Jack was already perched.
In Convent Walls
Emily Sarah Holt

“But Macbeth merely imagined that he beheld such a weapon,” observed oriel, amused at the credulity of his host.
Lady Eureka, v. 2 (of 3)
Robert Folkestone Williams

Again was Baker at sea, and again did his glance seek the chandelier and the oriel.
The Ape, the Idiot & Other People
W. C. Morrow

Anagram

I lore
re oil
or lie

Today’s quote

We’ll laugh at gilded butterflies.

– William Shakespeare (King Lear)

On this day

13 January 1893 – birth of Roy Cazaly, Australian Rules football legend, known for his high marks and ruck-work. Immortalised in the song, ‘Up there Cazaly‘, by The Two Man Band (Mike Brady & Peter Sullivan). Died 10 October 1963.

13 January 1929 – death of Wyatt Earp in Los Angeles, American gunfighter, famous for the gunfight at the OK Corral. He was 80 years old.

13 January 1939 – Black Friday fires in Victoria, Australia, covering more than 4,900,000 acres, destroying 1,000 homes and killing 71 people. It was one of the world’s worst bush-fire disasters.

13 January 2001 – a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits El Salvador, killing 1,000 people