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单词 casement
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Definition of casement in English:

casement

noun ˈkeɪsm(ə)ntˈkeɪsmənt
  • 1A window or part of a window set on a vertical hinge so that it opens like a door.

    as modifier casement windows
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sunlight was pouring through the large casement windows and Ted's room was warm.
    • Light how pours in through a triple bank of windows and two casement windows beside the fireplace.
    • The timber casement windows are new, but much of the interior wood is original including the window shutters and some panelled doors.
    • Leaded casement windows opened on to the tiny plaza in front of the cathedral and a breeze billowed tapestry-like curtains in the bedroom and sitting rooms.
    • The house is far from sumptuous, but comfortable - spotless linoleum floors, casement windows framed by floral curtains, utilitarian furniture.
    • The thieves broke in by forcing a casement window in the dining room before ransacking the house.
    • Through arched doors and lead-framed casements appear bridged lanes and castellated walls.
    • Presently the casement creaked and swung open and his father called out.
    • From the casement window of the bedroom I looked out over a profoundly rural scene.
    • Dutton searched out contemporary-styled windows and doors that had the feel of the home's original materials - wide-mullioned casements and simple hardware.
    • She strode to the casement window, unlatched it and dropped her gaze to the chalky clearing ringed by juvenile rhododendrons and magnolia trees.
    • Each morning the inside casement windows are covered with heavy moisture.
    • The room seems trashed beyond repair, while light spills through the casement windows beyond which green things are growing.
    • The large casement windows in his bedroom and the porch off his sitting room offered magnificent views of his treasured landscape.
    • The best windows are awning and casement styles because these often close tighter than sliding types.
    • A casement window works like a door, with hinges on one side and the lock and handle on the other.
    • In the rest of Europe, wooden casement windows that open out like a door are the norm.
    • Hinges on newer casement windows are generally pivot-arm hinges.
    • An open casement window provides the painted studio's interior light.
    • The new room measures only 12x13 feet but feels far more spacious thanks to a large casement window and sliding glass doors that open onto a new deck.
    1. 1.1literary A window of any kind.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The stained-glass insert in the astronomer's casement is the one minor detail that differentiates the two hourglass windows.
      • She never really noticed much even though that large casement exposed the contents of the store like the box of a toy with the cellophane window.
    2. 1.2 The sash of a sash window.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Instead, he preferred casement sashes, which he placed in strips, one after the other.

Origin

Late Middle English (as an architectural term denoting a hollow moulding): from Anglo-Latin cassimentum, from cassa, from Latin capsa (see case2).

 
 

Definition of casement in US English:

casement

nounˈkeɪsməntˈkāsmənt
  • 1A window or part of a window set on a hinge so that it opens like a door.

    as modifier casement windows
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Leaded casement windows opened on to the tiny plaza in front of the cathedral and a breeze billowed tapestry-like curtains in the bedroom and sitting rooms.
    • Sunlight was pouring through the large casement windows and Ted's room was warm.
    • The best windows are awning and casement styles because these often close tighter than sliding types.
    • The new room measures only 12x13 feet but feels far more spacious thanks to a large casement window and sliding glass doors that open onto a new deck.
    • In the rest of Europe, wooden casement windows that open out like a door are the norm.
    • She strode to the casement window, unlatched it and dropped her gaze to the chalky clearing ringed by juvenile rhododendrons and magnolia trees.
    • The large casement windows in his bedroom and the porch off his sitting room offered magnificent views of his treasured landscape.
    • The house is far from sumptuous, but comfortable - spotless linoleum floors, casement windows framed by floral curtains, utilitarian furniture.
    • A casement window works like a door, with hinges on one side and the lock and handle on the other.
    • Hinges on newer casement windows are generally pivot-arm hinges.
    • Presently the casement creaked and swung open and his father called out.
    • Light how pours in through a triple bank of windows and two casement windows beside the fireplace.
    • Dutton searched out contemporary-styled windows and doors that had the feel of the home's original materials - wide-mullioned casements and simple hardware.
    • Each morning the inside casement windows are covered with heavy moisture.
    • The timber casement windows are new, but much of the interior wood is original including the window shutters and some panelled doors.
    • An open casement window provides the painted studio's interior light.
    • Through arched doors and lead-framed casements appear bridged lanes and castellated walls.
    • The thieves broke in by forcing a casement window in the dining room before ransacking the house.
    • From the casement window of the bedroom I looked out over a profoundly rural scene.
    • The room seems trashed beyond repair, while light spills through the casement windows beyond which green things are growing.
    1. 1.1literary A window.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The stained-glass insert in the astronomer's casement is the one minor detail that differentiates the two hourglass windows.
      • She never really noticed much even though that large casement exposed the contents of the store like the box of a toy with the cellophane window.
    2. 1.2 The sash of a sash window.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Instead, he preferred casement sashes, which he placed in strips, one after the other.

Origin

Late Middle English (as an architectural term denoting a hollow molding): from Anglo-Latin cassimentum, from cassa, from Latin capsa (see case).

 
 
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