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Synonyms for dormer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dawr-mer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔr mər

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Définition of dormer

Origin :
  • 1590s, originally "window of a sleeping room," from Middle French dormeor "sleeping room," from dormir "to sleep" (see dormant).
  • As in loft : noun room on upper floor
  • As in window : noun framework with pane
Example sentences :
  • It had a dormer window, at no great distance above the eaves.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • It reached a little above the eaves, right under the dormer window.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • Then aloud to Revere: "Are you really worried about Dormer?"
  • Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The dormer window had sides which were curtained with green.
  • Extract from : « Red Rose and Tiger Lily » by L. T. Meade
  • It was an attic at the top of the house, and had a dormer window with a north light.
  • Extract from : « Red Rose and Tiger Lily » by L. T. Meade
  • There was not even a gable or a dormer to break the square solidity of the whole.
  • Extract from : « Flaming June » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • Then aloud to Revere: 'Are you really worried about Dormer?'
  • Extract from : « Under the Deodars » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The chief news from this country is the death of old Mrs. Dormer.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Jane Austen » by Jane Austen
  • A dormer window spread its background of light around her head.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Tonty » by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
  • Mr. Dormer was his chief medium of intelligence with England.
  • Extract from : « Pickle the Spy » by Andrew Lang
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