Category:Casement

Case"ment, n. Etym: [Shortened fr. encasement. See Incase 1st Case, and cf. Incasement.] (Arch.)

Defn: 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.

- ---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Casement - A barrier of open-work placed before windows (Proverbs 7:6). In Judges 5:28 the Hebrew word is rendered "lattice," in the LXX. "network," an opening through which cool air is admitted.