Illustration of dormer
: a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
also
: the roofed structure containing such a window
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There are no dormers or dramatic rooflines to break things up visually—just shutters.
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Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Four granite eagles from the roof dormers are now perched on piers near Krohn Conservatory in Eden Park.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Nov. 2025
The penthouse would be three stories with dormers on the south side, a trio of bedrooms on the second floor, and a svelter third-floor attic.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
What emerges is a classic brick Colonial Revival, with shuttered, paned windows, roof twinned by chimneys, and perfect little dormers.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
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Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Four granite eagles from the roof dormers are now perched on piers near Krohn Conservatory in Eden Park.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Nov. 2025
The penthouse would be three stories with dormers on the south side, a trio of bedrooms on the second floor, and a svelter third-floor attic.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
What emerges is a classic brick Colonial Revival, with shuttered, paned windows, roof twinned by chimneys, and perfect little dormers.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Dormer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dormer. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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dormer
noun
dor·mer
ˈdȯr-mər 
: a window placed upright in a sloping roof
also
: the structure containing a dormer window
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