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Wrought-iron balconies, turrets, oriel windows: block after block, the residential facades were unique and homogenous at the same time.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2011

So, let's go ... through the neo-gothic oriel window!

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2010

"As she used to stand in the oriel, at sunset!" thought Roy, with an unheard sigh.

From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion

He turned as he spoke; and I saw behind him a heavy curtain hiding the oriel window of the lobby.

From The Red Cockade by Weyman, Stanley John

Not less so are latticework galleries, which are often thrown across the street to connect the two houses of wealthy residents, and the sitting-rooms with oriel windows, which likewise bridge the roadways.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)