noun
embrasure
A recess with sloping sides around a door or window opening.
The window's deep embrasure has sloping sides that widen into the room.
Etymology
French embrasure denotes the space around an opening, especially where its sides spread outward. This architectural sense concerns the shaped recess surrounding a window or doorway.
More examples
- She places a small bench in the window embrasure.
- The door sits within an embrasure lined with pale stone.
- Sunlight reveals the angled sides of the window embrasures.
Forms
embrasure · embrasures
Similar words
- recess
- Names any set-back space, without requiring sloping sides.