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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old French
Origin: dormeor 'sleeping room', from dormir; DORMANT

dormer

 noun
     
Related topics: Household, Buildings
dor‧mer, dormer window British English [countable]
DHTBB a window built into a roof, so that it sticks out from the roof ➔ skylight
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