Teffi - "Rasputin"

[Paul B. Gallagher]

William Ryan wrote:

> Very similar except that an oriel window is a bay window on an upper
> floor and is supported on some kind of masonry bracket and may not
> have internal floor space, while a bay window strictly speaking
> should have internal floor space (a bay) and may be on the ground
> floor. And if a bay window is curved it may also be called bow
> window.

This may be technically correct, but in my experience in the United 
States, bay windows often have no floor space. Instead, they have a 
waist-high shelf amenable to plants or other decorations, or in some 
cases to sitting. In one case, the owner had a trapezoidal cushion 
custom-made for the purpose. At any rate, the main wall continues 
straight across under the bay.

I've seen what you describe, but it's not the only possibility.

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Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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