Riel vs Oriel - What's the difference?
riel | oriel |
(architecture) A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window.
* Tennyson
(obsolete) A gallery for minstrels.
(obsolete) A small apartment next to a hall, used for dining.
As nouns the difference between riel and oriel
is that riel is the monetary unit of Cambodia, equivalent to 100 sen, and to 10 kak. Symbol: ៛oriel is a large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window.oriel
English
Noun
(en noun)- The beams that thro' the oriel shine / Make prisms in every carven glass.