bay window
Meaning
- A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.
- (figuratively, slang) A protruding belly.
- (figuratively, slang) The stomach of a pregnant woman.
Synonyms
first stomach
oriel window
Translations
bow-window
erker
Erkerfenster
cumba fenêtre en saillie
bow-windowEtymology
In summary
From Middle English baywyndow, baywyndowe, bay-windowe, equivalent to bay + window where bay refers to an opening between columns.
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