bay window en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English baywyndow, baywyndowe, bay-windowe, equivalent to bay + window where bay refers to an opening between columns.
Meanings
- A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.
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(figuratively, slang) A protruding belly.
Bert came hustling up, bumping his way through the kids with his bay window.
1982, Guy Vanderhaeghe, Man Descending, McClelland & Stewart, published 2004, →ISBN, page 126:Marriages that are based only on sex appeal generally fizzle out as soon as he gets a bay window and her figure becomes a bit lumpish.
1948, Godfrey Poage, What You Ought to Know Before Marriage, St. Louis: The Queen’s Work, page 12:
- (figuratively, slang) The stomach of a pregnant woman.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bay windows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (24)
oc baia veirada (type of window) · de Erker (type of window) · pl bęben (protruding belly) · tr cumba (type of window) · cmn 啤酒肚 (protruding belly) · cmn 飄窗 /飘窗 (type of window) · da karnapvindue (type of window) · es ventana saliente (type of window) · fi pömppömaha (protruding belly) · es ventana de bahía (type of window) · sv burspråk (type of window) · ca finestral (type of window) · oc fenestral (type of window) · da karnap (type of window) · de Erkerfenster (type of window) · fr baie vitrée (type of window) · fi erkkeri (type of window) · bg еркерен прозорец (type of window) · gd uinneag cearcaill (type of window) · lad djumba (type of window) · ru э́ркер (type of window) · pl wykusz (type of window) · fi erkkeri-ikkuna (type of window) · nl erker (type of window)