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.
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         A casement of the great chamber window.  --Shak.
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	casement
     n : a window shash that is hinged (usually on one side)

	

	41 Moby Thesaurus words for "casement":
   bay, bay window, bow window, cadre, case, casement window, casing,
   chassis, doorframe, fabric, fan window, fanlight, frame, framework,
   framing, grille, lancet window, lantern, lattice, latticework,
   light, louver window, oriel, pane, picture frame, picture window,
   port, porthole, rose window, sash, shell, skeleton, skylight,
   transom, wicket, window, window bay, window case, window frame,
   window glass, windowpane

	

	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.