dormer
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/ˈdɔɹmɚ/
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/ˈdɔɹmɚ/ · /ˈdɔːmə(ɹ)/ · /ˈdɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)/
Definition of dormer
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof.
“Then we came to a high white wall that surrounded a large garden, and within it was a long, massive building of some beauty and pretension, with a high, latticed belfry and heavy walls and with arched dormers in the sloping roof.”
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noun
-
A room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof.
“Then we came to a high white wall that surrounded a large garden, and within it was a long, massive building of some beauty and pretension, with a high, latticed belfry and heavy walls and with arched dormers in the sloping roof.”
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of dormer-window.
- (Philippines)A resident of a dormitory.
name
- A surname from Irish.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle French dormoir (“sleeping room”), from dormir (“to sleep”).
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