bay window

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noun

an alcove of a room, projecting from an outside wall and having its own windows, especially one having its own foundations.Compare bow window, oriel.

Informal. a large, protruding belly; paunch.

Origin of bay window

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words nearby bay window

Bay State, Bay Street, Baytown, bay tree, Bay Village, bay window, baywood, bayyan, bazaar, Bazaine, Bazatha

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Example sentences from the Web for bay window

The recess which has been mentioned is what might be better understood, perhaps, if described as a bay-window.
Travels in South Kensington|Moncure Daniel Conway
There was a light in the bay-window by the front door; perhaps she would come out to post a letter.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie
The bride and bridegroom stood at the end of the room, with the pretty children playing in the bay-window behind them.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various
The bay-window gave upon a garden that was ablaze with foreign and domestic flowers and flowering shrubs.
Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

On the roof of the bay-window, the soft, large drops of the April shower were beginning to fall in musical whispers.
Jessamine|Marion Harland

British Dictionary definitions for bay window

bay window

noun

a window projecting from the wall of a building and forming an alcove of a roomSometimes shortened to: bay See also bow window, oriel window

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单词	bay window
释义	bay window SEE SYNONYMS FOR bay window ON THESAURUS.COM noun an alcove of a room, projecting from an outside wall and having its own windows, especially one having its own foundations.Compare bow window, oriel. Informal. a large, protruding belly; paunch. Origin of bay window late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50 Words nearby bay window Bay State, Bay Street, Baytown, bay tree, Bay Village, bay window, baywood, bayyan, bazaar, Bazaine, Bazatha Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bay window The recess which has been mentioned is what might be better understood, perhaps, if described as a bay-window. Travels in South Kensington\|Moncure Daniel Conway There was a light in the bay-window by the front door; perhaps she would come out to post a letter. Sinister Street, vol. 1\|Compton Mackenzie The bride and bridegroom stood at the end of the room, with the pretty children playing in the bay-window behind them. The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869\|Various The bay-window gave upon a garden that was ablaze with foreign and domestic flowers and flowering shrubs. Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) On the roof of the bay-window, the soft, large drops of the April shower were beginning to fall in musical whispers. Jessamine\|Marion Harland British Dictionary definitions for bay window bay window noun a window projecting from the wall of a building and forming an alcove of a roomSometimes shortened to: bay See also bow window, oriel window Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bay window alcove, oriel, picture window, love handles, paunch, spare tire, beer belly, breadbasket, gutbucket, middle-age spread, pot belly
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bay window

noun

Origin of bay window

Words nearby bay window

Example sentences from the Web for bay window

British Dictionary definitions for bay window

noun

Words related to bay window