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Webster 1913 Edition


Casement

Case′ment

,
Noun.
[Shortened fr.
encasement
. See
Incase 1st Case
, and cf.
Incasement
.]
(Arch.)
A window sash opening on hinges affixed to the upright side of the frame into which it is fitted.
(Poetically)
A window.
A
casement
of the great chamber window.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Casement

CASEMENT

,
Noun.
1.
A hollow molding, usually one sixth or one fourth of a circle.
2.
A little movable window, usually within a large, made to turn and open on hinges.