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A bay window. See Bay window. The beams that thro' the oriel shine Make prisms in every carven glass. Tennyson.

; to exceed in acting. [R.] He has made me heir to treasures Would make me outact a real window's whining. Otway.

Especially, in modern use, the glass in one compartment of a window sash.

Having panes; provided with panes; also, having openings; as, a paned window; paned window sash. "Paned hose." Massinger.

ith panels; as, to panel a wainscot. Paneled back (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See Window back.

Without panes. To patch his paneless window. Shenstone.

he partings of a mold to facilitate the separation. -- Parting strip (Arch.), in a sash window, one of the thin strips of wood let into the pulley stile to keep the sashes apart; also, the thin piece inserted in the window box to separate the weights. -- Parting tool (Mach.), a thin tool, used in turning or planing,…

able of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple.

A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building, as over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively. "The penthouse of his eyes." Sir W. Scott.

A continuous colonnade or arcade; -- applied to the decorative groups of windows, as in Venetian palazzi.

tury to the early part of the 16th; -- probably so called from the vertical style of its window mullions.

Window blinds having movable slats, similar to Venetian blinds.

ust of an arch. -- Pier glass, a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put up between windows. -- Pier table, a table made to stand between windows.

A long-handled brush for dusting ceilings, etc., also for washing windows. [Cant]

e formed into sharp-edged ridges so as to reflect the light that passes through, used at windows to throw the light into the interior.

n reading or speaking. (i) (Law) To open; as, to put out lights, that is, to open or cut windows. Burrill. (j) (Med.) To place out of joint; to dislocate; as, to put out the ankle. (k) To cause to cease playing, or to prevent from playing longer in a certain inning, as in base ball. -- To put over. (a) To place (some…

A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps, etc., make the form nearly square.

To return or repeat, as sound; to echo. [Obs. or R.] "A church with windowss only form above, that reporteth the voice thirteen times." Bacon.

The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb. [Written also revel.]

A rose window. See Rose window, below.