Casement
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Casement — may refer to:* Casement Aerodrome, an airfield to the south west of Dublin, Ireland * Casement Park, the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland * Casement window, a window that is hung vertically * a military… … Wikipedia
Casement — ist der Name folgender Personen: Chris Casement (* 1988), nordirischer Fußballer John S. Casement (1829–1909), US amerikanischer General Roger Casement (1864–1916), britischer Diplomat Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Untersch … Deutsch Wikipedia
casement — UK [ˈkeɪsmənt] / US or casement window UK / US noun [countable] Word forms casement : singular casement plural casements a window that swings opens like a door See: sash window … English dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] A casement of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
casement — [kās′mənt] n. [ME aphetic for OFr dial * encassement (OFr enchassement) < en , EN 1 + casse, CASE2 + ment, MENT] 1. a window frame that opens on hinges along the side: a casement window often has two such frames, opening like French doors 2 … English World dictionary
Casement — [ keɪsmənt], Sir (seit 1911) Roger David, irischer Nationalist, * Kingstown (heute Dun Laoghaire, bei Dublin) 1. 9. 1864, ✝ London 3. 8. 1916; zog sich 1912 vom britischen Konsulatsdienst nach Irland zurück und arbeitete seit Ende 1914 von… … Universal-Lexikon
casement — (n.) early 15c., probably aphetic of O.Fr. dialectal enchassement window frame, from en in, prefix forming verbs, + casse case, frame (see CASE (Cf. case) (n.2)) + MENT (Cf. ment). Or possibly from Anglo Latin cassementum, from casse … Etymology dictionary
casement — *window, dormer, oriel … New Dictionary of Synonyms
casement — ► NOUN ▪ a window set on a vertical hinge so that it opens like a door. ORIGIN Anglo Latin cassimentum, from Latin capsa box, receptacle … English terms dictionary
Casement — [kās′mənt] Sir Roger David 1864 1916; Ir. nationalist: hanged by the British as a traitor in WWI … English World dictionary
Casement — This is a truly famous surname, but unfortunately one which as a result of a small incident during the First World War has become associated with the re writing of history. Casement is a Manx surname, the few nameholders in Ireland being from a… … Surnames reference
