English

Bay windows

Noun

bay window ‎(plural bay windows)

1. (architecture) A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.
2. (figuratively) A protruding belly.
   • 1982, Guy Vanderhaeghe, Man Descending, McClelland & Stewart (2004), ISBN 0771086903, page 126:

     Bert came hustling up, bumping his way through the kids with his bay window.

Synonyms

• (protruding belly): See also Wikisaurus:paunch.

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