Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An outer window to protect the inner from inclemency of the weather.
- noun A window raised from the roof and slated above and on each side.
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Examples
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And Max knelt on the bed and reached across Gertie and after some struggle lifted the inside window, then raised the little board across the three holes in the storm-window sash.
The Dollmaker Harriette Arnow 1954
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Casement windows seriously complicate the screen and storm-window problem, and expert planning is necessary.
The Complete Home Oliver R. [Contributor] Williamson 1907
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There was no curtain, and the blind had not been drawn down, therefore the earth looked in at the storm-window.
Robert Falconer George MacDonald 1864
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It was from a garret window still, but a storm-window now that Robert looked -- eastward across fields and sand-hills, to the blue expanse of waters -- not blue like southern seas, but slaty blue, like the eyes of northmen.
Robert Falconer George MacDonald 1864
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The room had a storm-window, of which the lattice stood open.
David Elginbrod George MacDonald 1864
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The maid conducted him up another flight of steps to a room, or rather closet, which did not appear to be more than five feet broad and barely six feet long; including the storm-window, it might have been perhaps seven feet long.
The Young Trawler 1859
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In some cases, TVA could offer financing for improvements that range from duct repair, air sealing and storm-window installation.
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In some cases, TVA could offer financing for improvements that range from duct repair, air sealing and storm-window installation.
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Services include replacement windows, patio doors, custom mirrors and table tops, as well as screen and storm-window repairs.
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