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



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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