dormer

dormer
Dormant Dor"mant, n. [See {Dormant}, a.] (Arch.) A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or `` sleep.'' --Arch. Pub. Soc. -- Called also {dormant tree}, {dorman tree}, {dormond}, and {dormer}. --Halliwell.

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  • dormer — UK [ˈdɔː(r)mə(r)] / US [ˈdɔrmər] or dormer window UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dormer : singular dormer plural dormers Word forms dormer window : singular dormer window plural dormer windows an upright window in a sloping roof …   English dictionary

  • Dormer — Dor mer, or Dormer window Dor mer win dow, n. [Literally, the window of a sleeping apartment. F. dormir to sleep. See {Dormant}, a. & n.] (Arch.) A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dormer — (also dormer window) ► NOUN ▪ a window set vertically into a sloping roof. ORIGIN originally denoting the window of a dormitory or bedroom: from Old French dormir to sleep …   English terms dictionary

  • dormer — [dôr′mər] n. [OFr dormeour < L dormitorium: see DORMITORY] 1. a window set upright in a sloping roof: also dormer window 2. the roofed projection in which this window is set …   English World dictionary

  • dormer — 1590s, originally window of a sleeping room, from M.Fr. dormeor sleeping room, from dormir to sleep (see DORMANT (Cf. dormant)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • dormer — n *window, casement, oriel …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Dormer — For people named Dormer, see Dormer (surname). An English street showing gable dormer windows A dormer is a structural element of a building that protrudes from the plane of a sloping roof surface. Dormers are used, either in original… …   Wikipedia

  • Dormer — Natalie Dormer (* 11. Februar 1982 in Reading, England) ist eine britische Schauspielerin. Leben und Leistungen Dormer absolvierte ihr Schauspielausbildung an der renommierten Londoner Webber Douglas Akademie, wo unter anderem Rupert Friend,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • dormer — dormered, adj. /dawr meuhr/, n. 1. Also called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof. 2. the entire projecting structure. [1585 95; < MF dormoir DORMITORY] * * * Window set vertically in a structure that… …   Universalium

  • dormer — [[t]dɔ͟ː(r)mə(r)[/t]] dormers N COUNT A dormer or dormer window is a window that is built upright in a sloping roof …   English dictionary

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