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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread windows #22736 03/22/2001 1:29 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 "Many of the houses in Southern Germany and Northern Switzerland have enchanting windows formed of low arches rising from the slope of the roof. I never learned what they were called, but I always loved them." I can't help you with the German, but in English-speaking architectural circles, those windows are eyebrow dormers. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Those Darn Germans! Sparteye 03/13/2001 7:41 PM Re: Those Darn Germans! Anonymous 03/13/2001 8:34 PM Re: Those Darn Germans! wwh 03/13/2001 9:30 PM Re: Those Darn Germans! Capital Kiwi 03/13/2001 10:25 PM Re: Those Darn Germans! wwh 03/14/2001 2:14 AM Re: Those Darn Germans! Capital Kiwi 03/14/2001 7:12 AM Re: Those Darn Germans! belligerentyouth 03/14/2001 9:38 AM Re: Those Darn Germans! wwh 03/14/2001 4:54 PM Re: Those Darn Germans! Hyla 03/14/2001 5:42 PM Re: Those Darn Germans! wwh 03/14/2001 10:16 PM Re: Those Darn Germans! wwh 03/15/2001 3:22 PM Re: Those Darn Germans! maverick 03/15/2001 4:30 PM Re: Those Darn Germans! wwh 03/15/2001 11:36 PM Re: Those Darn Germans! tsuwm 03/14/2001 2:24 AM Re: Those Darn Germans! wwh 03/14/2001 2:52 AM Re: Those Darn Germans! jimthedog 03/16/2001 12:07 AM Looking at German inselpeter 03/22/2001 3:58 AM windows Sparteye 03/22/2001 1:29 PM eyebrows inselpeter 03/22/2001 2:21 PM Re: eyebrows belligerentyouth 03/23/2001 11:54 AM Re: eyebrows inselpeter 03/23/2001 1:10 PM Looking @ German 2 inselpeter 03/22/2001 4:26 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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