casement

(kās′mənt)

noun

a window frame that opens on hinges along the side: a often has two such frames, opening like French doors
a casing; covering

Origin: ME aphetic for OFr dial *encassement (OFr enchassement) < en-, en- + casse, case + -ment, -ment

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Casement, Sir Roger David 1864-1916; Ir. nationalist: hanged by the British as a traitor in WWI

See casement in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A window sash that opens outward by means of hinges.
b. A window with such sashes.
A case or covering.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, a hollow molding

Origin: , possibly from Middle English case, chest, frame; see case²

Related Forms:

British diplomat who sought German assistance in the Irish nationalist cause during World War I and was executed for treason.

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