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bow window

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bow window  (b)
n.
A bay window built in a curve.

bow window [bəʊ]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a bay window in the shape of a curve
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bow windowbow window - a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house
oriel, oriel window - a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
Translations
bow window
nErkerfenster nt
bow window [ˌbəʊˈwɪndəʊ] nbow-window m inv
bow window [ˌbəʊˈwɪndəʊ] nbow-window m inv


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The last sight of Captain B- I had was as he nodded his head to me out of the bow window when I turned round to close the front gate.
The three of us stood in the bow window and occupied ourselves in admiring the magnificent view.
Not long ago, about the closing in of an evening in autumn, I sat at the large bow window of the D---- Coffee-House in London.
 
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