Dormer \Dor"mer\, or Dormer window \Dor"mer win"dow\, n.
[Literally, the window of a sleeping apartment. F. dormir to
sleep. See Dormant, a. & n.]
(Arch.)
A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical
while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or
houselike structure, in which it is contained.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Dormant \Dor"mant\, n. [See Dormant, a.]
(Arch.)
A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of
the other timbers rest or `` sleep.'' --Arch. Pub. Soc. --
Called also dormant tree, dorman tree, dormond, and
dormer. --Halliwell.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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