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Oriel vs Oriol - What's the difference?

oriel | oriol |

As nouns the difference between oriel and oriol

is that oriel is (architecture) a large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window while oriol is .

oriel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (architecture) A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window.
  • * Tennyson
    • The beams that thro' the oriel shine / Make prisms in every carven glass.
  • (obsolete) A gallery for minstrels.
  • (obsolete) A small apartment next to a hall, used for dining.

    • Usage notes

    * There is no generally accepted difference between a bay window and an oriel. In the United States, the latter name is often applied to bay windows which are small, and either polygonal or round, and to those that are corbelled out from the wall instead of resting on the ground.

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    oriol

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Webster 1913)