marigold window

noun

1. wheel window.

Word History and Origins

Origin of marigold window¹

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

Rose-Window, a circular window, called also a Catherine-wheel, or a Marigold window. p.

From Project Gutenberg

East end, a polygon, as usual.—This church, which is well worthy of an attentive study, is quite distinct in character from the churches in the east of France: it has no marigold window; no row of niches over the portal; no massed door-way; so that the general outline of the front agrees wholly with the earliest pointed style.

From Project Gutenberg

The bottom of the large circular or marigold window is injured in its effect by a Gothic balustrade of a later period.

From Project Gutenberg