Definition of Bay window

1. Noun. Slang for a paunch.

Exact synonyms: Corporation, Pot, Potbelly, Tummy
Generic synonyms: Belly, Paunch
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular

2. Noun. A window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house.
Exact synonyms: Bow Window
Specialized synonyms: Oriel, Oriel Window
Generic synonyms: Window

Definition of Bay window

1. Noun. (architecture) A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. ¹

2. Noun. (figuratively) A protruding belly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bay Window

bay laurel
bay leaf
bay leaves
bay lynx
bay myrtle
bay platform
bay platforms
bay region
bay rum
bay salt
bay scallop
bay sore
bay tree
bay willow
bay window
bay windows
bay wreath
bay yarn
bay yarns
baya
bayadeer
bayadeers
bayadere
bayaderes
bayamo
bayamos
bayan
bayanist
bayanists

Literary usage of Bay window

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"This structure was then called bay window, and the term has no closer ... In modern times an attempt has been made to distinguish the bay window as a ..."

2. Country Life: A Handbook of Agriculture, Horticulture, and Landscape Gardening by Robert Morris Copeland (1859)
"A bay window is the best for the purpose, as it projects and receives sun and ... The above engraving represents a three-sided bay window, projecting 3 feet ..."

3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"Between each pier is placed a bay window whose projection, on the sheathing line, from the face of the wall is 2 feet. The dimensions of the wooden ..."

4. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"The opening for bay window in front wall is to be spanned by two lo-inch ... The bay window in second story is to be framed with 2 by 6-inch studding, ..."

5. A History of Architecture in All Countries, from the Earliest Times to the by James Fergusson (1893)
"bay window from St. Sebald's Parsonage, Nuremberg. afford examples of complete designs worthy of ..."

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