Window-frame

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

Archaic form of window frame..

Example Sentences

She sat until all around her was in darkness, until not a spray of roses which twined about the window-frames from without, was discernible.

Thoroughfares lying close by the Thames, which were wont to suffer from inundations, were raised; those which from limited breadth had caused inconvenience and bred pestilence were made wide; warehouses and dwellings of solid brick and carved stone, with doors, window-frames, and breastsummers of stout oak, replaced irregular though not unpicturesque habitations; […]

Some experts claim that it is a bad practice in stone buildings to build the window-frames in with the stone masonry of the wall, and that the openings should be carefully made, the stone wall being brought to a proper face, thoroughly pointed, and the window-frames put in afterward, if a weather-tight job is desired.

Synonyms for window-frame

Antonyms for window-frame

Word Forms

• window-frames

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