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Definition of Oriels
1. oriel [n] - See also: oriel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oriels
Literary usage of Oriels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shakespeare's England: Or, Sketches of Our Social History of the Reign of by Walter Thornbury (1856)
"His Luxury. — Wolsey and Buckingham. — Existing Elizabethan Houses. — Ornamental
Brick Work. — Italian Decoration. — Court Yards. — oriels. — Cinque Cento. ..."
2. Handbook to the Environs of London: Alphabetically Arranged, Containing an by James Thorne (1876)
"... may be quoted as illustrating the rate of payment to skilful carvers in the
early years of the 17th cent. enriched central porches, and handsome oriels. ..."
3. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1840)
"Internally there is no distinction between Bays and oriels, inasmuch as both the
one and the ... But greater variety of plan occur* in oriels than in bays, ..."
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