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Definition of casement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

casement

noun
 
/ˈkeɪsmənt/
 
/ˈkeɪsmənt/
(also casement window)
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  1. a window that opens on hinges like a doorTopics Buildingsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCasement is used before these nouns:
    • window
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    Word Originlate Middle English (as an architectural term denoting a hollow moulding): from Anglo-Latin cassimentum, from cassa, from Latin capsa, related to capere ‘to hold’.
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