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English
Noun
window-frame (plural window-frames)
- Archaic form of window frame.
1842, Thomson, chapter III, in Widows and Widowers. A Romance of Real Life., volume II, London: Richard Bentley, , →OCLC, page 69: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.
1885, J Fitzgerald Molloy, chapter VIII, in Royalty Restored or London under Charles II., volume II, London: Ward & Downey, , pages 192–193: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; […]
1897, Francis C Moore, “Inside the House”, in How to Build a Home: The House Practical; Being Suggestions as to Safety from Fire, Safety to Health, Comfort, Convenience, Durability, and Economy, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday & McClure Co., →OCLC, page 42: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.