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bay window
noun
1
: a window or series of windows forming a bay in a room and projecting outward from the wall
2
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Examples of bay window in a Sentence
he shopped the company's big and tall line for shirts to fit his bay window
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The Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel’s rooms feature traditional English furnishings and artwork, while bay windows provide views of the city or the Mississippi River.
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
An entry foyer displaying a curving staircase introduces the house, with a wide set of steps emptying out at a vestibule that flows to an elegant living room spotlighted by a walk-in bay window and French doors spilling outside.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
For example, displaying a tree in front of a large bay window facing the front yard.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
From there, an entry foyer donning a traditional staircase flows to a living room adorned with a large bay window and an 18th-century marble fireplace.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of bay window was
in the 15th century
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“Bay window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bay%20window. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
bay window
noun
: a window or set of windows that sticks out from the wall of a building
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