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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Casement \Case"ment\, n. [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. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: casement n : a window that is hinged (usually on one side) From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Casement a barrier of open-work placed before windows (Prov. 7:6). In Judg. 5:28 the Hebrew word is rendered "lattice," in the LXX. "network," an opening through which cool air is admitted.
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