Definition of "oriels" [oriels]

• Plural form of oriel. (noun)

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• "Although the revived style was largely used for private country houses, Scottish architects or perhaps their clients liked to incorporate crenel­l­ations, turreted bartisans, oriels and hewn stone in public buildings as well."
• "And there, the chamber was set about not with colored oriels, but win­dows open onto the skies, looking out over the seas in every direction."
• "What startled him even more were the windows, walkways, oriels, pentlces, stairways, and turrets that were built on or hewn from trunks and limbs."