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Examples of bow window in a Sentence
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Asked which areas of the apartment are their favorite, the husband chooses the bow window in the dining room, which features a seat upholstered in Colony’s botanical Marly fabric, cushions in Pierre Frey’s Braquenié print, and silk curtains.
—Jackie Cooperman, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2024
His wife selects the bow window in the primary bedroom, with its layered Pierre Frey archival Fadini-Borghi jacquard fabrics and silk-linen drapes.
—Jackie Cooperman, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2024
Many of its most recognizable features—like the large bow windows—were added around 1760.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
Scale-like trim and a bow window hide alongside drop-ceiling tiles and carpet, a reminder that the structure was built in the early 1900s.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Additionally, there’s a drawing room with bow windows, a family room, and an office.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2023
Charles Jones Photography Sun streams in through the bow window bump-out in the living area.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
There are four balconies in total and a bow window, which Matisse was photographed in front of in 1938.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 May 2023
Another popular style of projection window is the bow window.
—Lia Picard, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1679, in the meaning defined above
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“Bow window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bow%20window. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
bow window
noun
: a usually curved window that sticks out from the side of a building
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