French window


noun
  1. a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.

Origin of French window

1
First recorded in 1795–1805

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How to use French window in a sentence

  • So she took her needlework into the study and prepared to spend a quiet hour or so in the armchair facing the French-window.

  • Only the French-window of the back dining-room stood open, on to the flight of wrought-iron steps leading down into the garden.

    The Far Horizon | Lucas Malet
  • And taking from him the knife and napkin, she opened the French-window, and passed out on to the lawn.

    The Burning Spear | John Galsworthy
  • Then, having locked the front door and the French window of the sitting-room, they proceeded again to the cellar.

    The Grand Babylon Hotel | Arnold Bennett
  • At that moment there was a quick, curt rap on the French window, and both Racksole and the Prince glanced round startled.

    The Grand Babylon Hotel | Arnold Bennett