- Bay window
A bay window is a
window space projecting outward from the mainwall s of a building and forming a bay in a room, either square orpolygonal in plan. The angles most commonly used on the inside corners of the bay are 90, 135 and 150 degrees. Bay windows are often associated with Victorianarchitecture . They first achieved widespread popularity in the 1870s.The windows are commonly used to provide the
illusion of a larger room. They are used to increase the flow of naturallight into a building as well as provide views of the outside that would be unavailable with an ordinary window. It is perhaps for these reasons that bay windows have become an architectural staple inSan Francisco , a city of limited space.Photo gallery
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Oriel window
* Bay window caboose
*Bow window External links
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San Francisco Chronicle article discussing bay windows. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/24/HOG6U9V2641.DTL]
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bay-window — [ bɛwindo ] n. f. • 1664; mot angl. , de bay « baie » et window « fenêtre » ♦ Anglic. Bow window. Des bay windows. Recomm. offic. oriel. bay window [bɛwindo] n. f. ÉTYM. 1664; mot angl. de bay « baie », et window « fenêtre ». ❖ … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bay window — Bay win dow 1. (Arch.) A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rectangular, polygonal, or semicircular form; often corruptly called a {bow window}. Syn: bay window, bow window, bow window.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bay window — bay windows N COUNT A bay window is a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house … English dictionary
bay window — n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: BAY13] a window that sticks out from the wall of a house, usually with glass on three sides … Dictionary of contemporary English
bay window — noun count a large window that sticks out from the main wall of a house … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bay window — ► NOUN ▪ a window built to project outwards from a wall … English terms dictionary
bay window — n. 1. a window or set of windows jutting out from the wall of a building and forming an alcove within ☆ 2. Slang a large, protruding belly … English World dictionary
bay window — 1. an alcove of a room, projecting from an outside wall and having its own windows, esp. one having its own foundations. Cf. bow window, oriel. 2. Informal. a large, protruding belly; paunch. [1400 50; late ME] * * * window formed as the… … Universalium
bay window — noun 1. slang for a paunch • Syn: ↑pot, ↑potbelly, ↑corporation, ↑tummy • Usage Domain: ↑slang, ↑cant, ↑jargon, ↑lingo, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bay window — Synonyms and related words: abdomen, abomasum, bay, beerbelly, belly, bow window, breadbasket, casement, casement window, corporation, craw, crop, diaphragm, embonpoint, fan window, fanlight, first stomach, gizzard, grille, gullet, gut, honeycomb … Moby Thesaurus
