Hinged window frames that open on the side like a door, or narrow openings in fortress walls for weapons.
From Old French 'cassement' (opening for windows), possibly from 'casser' (to break). Used since medieval times for both windows and defensive apertures.
Shakespeare's characters often look out through casements in his plays—this specific window type became so culturally important that it appears throughout English literature as a romantic architectural detail.
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