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casement definition

case·ment (kās′mənt)

noun

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

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

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Casement definition

Case·ment (kās′mənt)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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