casement

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casement (plural casements)

  1. a window sash that is hinged on the side and opens outward
  2. a window having such sashes; a casement window (Wikipedia)
    • 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 1/2, The Younger Set[1]:
      The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
  3. (military) a casemate

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