casement (ˈkeɪsmənt) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a window frame that is hinged on one side |
| 2. | a window containing frames hinged at the side or at the top or bottom |
| 3. | a poetic word for window |
| [C15: probably from Old Northern French encassement frame, from encasser to frame, encase, from casse framework, crate, | |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
a barrier of open-work placed before windows (Prov. 7:6). In Judg. 5:28 the Hebrew word is rendered "lattice," in the LXX. "network," an opening through which cool air is admitted.