casement

Definitions


[ˈkeɪsm(ə)nt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a window or part of a window set on a vertical hinge so that it opens like a door
(e.g: casement windows)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as an architectural term denoting a hollow moulding): from Anglo-Latin cassimentum, from cassa, from Latin capsa (see case)




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