Definition of
Casement
- (noun, artifact) a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)
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Alternate forms of Casement
Hypernyms: sash, window sash
Origin of the word Casement
- 1430, probably aphetic of O.Fr. dial. enchassement "window frame," from en- "in," prefix forming verbs, + casse "case, frame" (see case (2)) + -ment. Or possibly from Anglo-L. cassementum, from casse. The Irish surname is originally Mc Casmonde (attested from 1429), from Mac Asmundr, from Ir. mac "son of" + O.N. … more
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