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[ dawr-mer ] / ˈdɔr mər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dormer ON THESAURUS.COM
nounAlso called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof. the entire projecting structure. Origin of dormer1585–95; <Middle French dormoirdormitory OTHER WORDS FROM dormerdormered, adjectiveWords nearby dormerDorkland, dorky, dorm, dormancy, dormant, dormer, dormeuse, dormie, dormient, dormin, Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dormerOne hope is that the winter storm is also making things more difficult for Dormer—if he is still in the mountains, that is. Rogue Ex-Cop Disappears in the Snow|Christine Pelisek|February 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Dormer said that Gilbert was in a hysterical state of mind on the night she vanished 19 months ago. Shannan Gilbert Body Likely Found, New York Police Say|Christine Pelisek|December 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST Last week, Dormer told The Daily Beast that a single killer was responsible for the slayings. Shannan Gilbert Body Likely Found, New York Police Say|Christine Pelisek|December 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST During a morning press conference, Dormer said he believed that Gilbert most likely fell into a drainage ditch and drowned. Shannan Gilbert Body Likely Found, New York Police Say|Christine Pelisek|December 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"Don't call it hard names," put in Dormer Colville, generously. The Last Hope|Henry Seton Merriman The last act disclosed an attic at the top of an old tenement, with dormer windows looking out on a wintry scene. Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School|Jessie Graham Flower It s in a cool, breezy corner with two dormer windows, and shaded by a maple tree with a family of red squirrels living in a hole. Daddy Long-Legs|Jean Webster As in all houses of that date, that floor was in the roof, with dormer windows richly ornamented with carved stone pediments. The Works of Honor de Balzac|Honor de Balzac Childless old Mrs. Dormer was delighted to listen, to feast her eyes on his comeliness, and to pet him to any extent he desired. The Great Miss Driver|Anthony Hope
British Dictionary definitions for dormer
nouna construction with a gable roof and a window at its outer end that projects from a sloping roofAlso called: dormer window Word Origin for dormerC16: from Old French dormoir, from Latin dormītōrium dormitory 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 dormerapartment, studio, attic, storage, garret, bay, aperture, bow, fenestella, oriel, jalousie, casement, fenestration, fanlight, fenestra, lunette, skylight, porthole, lancet, bay window |