DORMER

dormer, dormer window

(noun) a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

dormer (plural dormers)

(architecture) a room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof

dormer-window

(Philippines) a resident of a dormitory

Anagrams

• remord

Source: Wiktionary

Dor"mer, or Dor"mer win"dow (, n. Etym: [Literally, the window of a sleeping apartment. F. dormir to sleep. See Dormant, a. & n.] (Arch.)

Definition: A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition