Definition of Windaw
Win"dow (?), n. [OE. windowe,
windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to
Dan. vindue. &?;&?;&?;&?;. See Wind, n.,
and Eye.]
1. An opening in the wall of a building for the
admission of light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes
containing some transparent material, as glass, and capable of being opened
and shut at pleasure.
I leaped from the window of the citadel.
Shak.
Then to come, in spite of sorrow,
And at my window bid good morrow. Milton.
2. (Arch.) The shutter, casement, sash with
its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.
3. A figure formed of lines crossing each
other. [R.]
Till he has windows on his bread and
butter. King.
French window (Arch.), a casement window in
two folds, usually reaching to the floor; -- called also French
casement. -- Window back (Arch.), the
inside face of the low, and usually thin, piece of wall between the window
sill and the floor below. -- Window blind, a
blind or shade for a window. -- Window bole,
part of a window closed by a shutter which can be opened at will.
[Scot.] -- Window box, one of the hollows in the
sides of a window frame for the weights which counterbalance a lifting
sash. -- Window frame, the frame of a window
which receives and holds the sashes or casement. -- Window
glass, panes of glass for windows; the kind of glass used in
windows. -- Window martin (Zoöl.),
the common European martin. [Prov. Eng.] -- Window
oyster (Zoöl.), a marine bivalve shell
(Placuna placenta) native of the East Indies and China. Its valves
are very broad, thin, and translucent, and are said to have been used
formerly in place of glass. -- Window pane.
(a) (Arch.) See Pane,
n., 3 (b). (b)
(Zoöl.) See Windowpane, in the Vocabulary. --
Window sash, the sash, or light frame, in which panes
of glass are set for windows. -- Window seat, a
seat arranged in the recess of a window. See Window stool, under
Stool. -- Window shade, a shade or blind
for a window; usually, one that is hung on a roller. -- Window
shell (Zoöl.), the window oyster. --
Window shutter, a shutter or blind used to close or
darken windows. -- Window sill (Arch.),
the flat piece of wood, stone, or the like, at the bottom of a window
frame. -- Window swallow (Zoöl.),
the common European martin. [Prov. Eng.] -- Window
tax, a tax or duty formerly levied on all windows, or
openings for light, above the number of eight in houses standing in cities
or towns. [Eng.]
Win"dow (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Windowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Windowing.]
1. To furnish with windows.
2. To place at or in a window. [R.]
Wouldst thou be windowed in great Rome and see
Thy master thus with pleach'd arms, bending down
His corrigible neck? Shak.
Win"dow (?), n. [OE. windowe,
windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to
Dan. vindue. &?;&?;&?;&?;. See Wind, n.,
and Eye.]
1. An opening in the wall of a building for the
admission of light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes
containing some transparent material, as glass, and capable of being opened
and shut at pleasure.
I leaped from the window of the citadel.
Shak.
Then to come, in spite of sorrow,
And at my window bid good morrow. Milton.
2. (Arch.) The shutter, casement, sash with
its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.
3. A figure formed of lines crossing each
other. [R.]
Till he has windows on his bread and
butter. King.
French window (Arch.), a casement window in
two folds, usually reaching to the floor; -- called also French
casement. -- Window back (Arch.), the
inside face of the low, and usually thin, piece of wall between the window
sill and the floor below. -- Window blind, a
blind or shade for a window. -- Window bole,
part of a window closed by a shutter which can be opened at will.
[Scot.] -- Window box, one of the hollows in the
sides of a window frame for the weights which counterbalance a lifting
sash. -- Window frame, the frame of a window
which receives and holds the sashes or casement. -- Window
glass, panes of glass for windows; the kind of glass used in
windows. -- Window martin (Zoöl.),
the common European martin. [Prov. Eng.] -- Window
oyster (Zoöl.), a marine bivalve shell
(Placuna placenta) native of the East Indies and China. Its valves
are very broad, thin, and translucent, and are said to have been used
formerly in place of glass. -- Window pane.
(a) (Arch.) See Pane,
n., 3 (b). (b)
(Zoöl.) See Windowpane, in the Vocabulary. --
Window sash, the sash, or light frame, in which panes
of glass are set for windows. -- Window seat, a
seat arranged in the recess of a window. See Window stool, under
Stool. -- Window shade, a shade or blind
for a window; usually, one that is hung on a roller. -- Window
shell (Zoöl.), the window oyster. --
Window shutter, a shutter or blind used to close or
darken windows. -- Window sill (Arch.),
the flat piece of wood, stone, or the like, at the bottom of a window
frame. -- Window swallow (Zoöl.),
the common European martin. [Prov. Eng.] -- Window
tax, a tax or duty formerly levied on all windows, or
openings for light, above the number of eight in houses standing in cities
or towns. [Eng.]
Win"dow (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Windowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Windowing.]
1. To furnish with windows.
2. To place at or in a window. [R.]
Wouldst thou be windowed in great Rome and see
Thy master thus with pleach'd arms, bending down
His corrigible neck? Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
Quotations
*1952: A window is an opening in a wall to admit light and air. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, p. 173.
- An opening, usually covered by glass, in a shop which allows people to view the shop and its products from outside.
- A period of time when something is available.
launch window
window of opportunity
- (GUI) A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.
- (Windows®) See Windows
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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