casement

CEFRC1

/ˈkeɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A window attached to its frame by side hinges.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A casemate. Some writers and readers consider casement a catachresis when used in this sense.

Examples

  • He opened the casement to let in the fresh air.

  • Don’t you have the blue casement?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A window having such sashes; a casement window.ᵂᵖ

  2. A window sash that is hinged on the side.

More examples

In context

  • For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, and beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding.

  • Some slight noise had awakened Francesca, and opening her casement, she looked through the thick and misty air, and saw him riding slowly over the heath.

  • The street-lamps always burn; but scarce a casement / In house or palace front from roof to basement / Doth glow or gleam athwart the mirk air cast.

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Origin

noun

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Asmuint (“son of Asmund”), a personal name derived from Old Norse Asmundr, which is composed by the elements áss (“god”) + mundr (“protection”).