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The Pillars of the Earth vocabulary
1 Abrahamism vocab words (Christianity/Judaism/Islaam)
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oriel
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synonyms: mashrabiya (مشربية), shanshūl ???
tags: [architecture]
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Definition:a bay window which projects out from a wall but does not touch the outside ground
photo: By Jacek Halicki - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35165508
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"Oriels," Samuel said. "The windows"—he turned to Lindsey—"when they're built out like that, like a tiny room, that's called an oriel."
Alice Sebold. The Lovely Bones, p.237 (2002)
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an ancient oriel window opened glassless to the sky, and the light of the hunter’s moon washed us in silver.
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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"And, oh, unburied passion of that night;
The sleepy birds too early piped of light;
Too soon came Light girt with a rosy breeze,
Strong from his bath, to wrestle with the trees,
A thewy hero; and, alas! too soon
Our scutcheoned oriel stained was overstrewn
Of Dawn's air-jewels; then I sang a strain
Of sleep that in my memory strives again:
Keats. Accolon of Gaul.
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