Casement

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Casement \Case"ment\, n. [Shortened fr. encasement. See {Incase
     1st Case}, and cf. {Incasement}.] (Arch.)
     A window sash opening on hinges affixed to the upright side
     of the frame into which it is fitted. (Poetically) A window.
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           A casement of the great chamber window.  --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  casement
       n : a window shash that is hinged (usually on one side)

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "casement":
     bay, bay window, bow window, cadre, case, casement window, casing,
     chassis, doorframe, fabric, fan window, fanlight, frame, framework,
     framing, grille, lancet window, lantern, lattice, latticework,
     light, louver window, oriel, pane, picture frame, picture window,
     port, porthole, rose window, sash, shell, skeleton, skylight,
     transom, wicket, window, window bay, window case, window frame,
     window glass, windowpane
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Casement
     a barrier of open-work placed before windows (Prov. 7:6). In
     Judg. 5:28 the Hebrew word is rendered "lattice," in the LXX.
     "network," an opening through which cool air is admitted.