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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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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 23 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
bay window
noun
: a window or set of windows that sticks out from the wall of a building
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