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Definition of dormer
: a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof; also : the roofed structure containing such a window
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Her large studio, with dormers that lend lots of natural light, is on the second floor of the home.
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Elwell was working on the dormer of a house, at nearly three stories high.
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Origin and Etymology of dormer
Middle French dormeor dormitory, from Latin dormitorium
DORMER Defined for English Language Learners
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: a window that is in a part of a building that sticks out from a slanted roof
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: the part of a building that contains a dormer
DORMER Defined for Kids
dormer
playDefinition of dormer for Students
: a window placed upright in a sloping roof or the structure containing it
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