casement
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English [edit]
Noun [edit]
casement (plural casements)
- a window sash that is hinged on the side and opens outward
- 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.
- 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 1/2, The Younger Set[1]:
- (military) a casemate
Translations [edit]
window sash hinged on the side and opening outwards
casement window — see casement window
casemate — see casemate