casement

Examples

• All

• I cranked open the casement window to let in some fresh air.

• A pane in one of the casement windows, near the latch, was broken.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Look up and see the casement broken in.

  Academic text (2015)

• My lord, I'll place you a casement here that will show you the full strength of the castle.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Why, then may you leave a casement of the great chamber window open where we play, and the moon may shine in at the casement.

  A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)

• Why, then may you leave a casement of the great chamber window, where we play, open, and the moon may shine in at the casement.

  Return with Honor (1999)

• When we get to the room, I open the casements, but nothing cool comes in.

  Fiction book (1998)

• I crank open the two metal casement windows and wait to see what we'll do next.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Kathleen lay on the massage table and looked up at the casement windows high above her.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Entering the conference room, she was surprised by the color of twilight through the casement window at sidewalk level.

  Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

S

sash

vscasement

3 5.1

A frame that holds pieces of glass and can move inside a window

is a side-hinged framed piece that swings open like a door

C

casement window

vscasement

1 4.6

A window with side hinges that opens outward like a door

can open either outward or inward rather than only outward

W

window sash

vscasement

1 4.6

A frame that holds the glass in a window and can move to open it

is side-hinged and swings like a door rather than sliding or lifting

Compounds

C

casement window

1 4.6

A window with side hinges that opens outward like a door

Surface Forms

Etymology