casement

Just imagine a Tudor without its steel casement windows or a Craftsman without its solid built-in bookcases.

The casement windows on the second floor were probably added in the 1920s — casement windows became popular then — and those very large ground-floor picture windows came later.

"When it struck the quarters, the whole room shook and then the joy of somebody coming in, opening the casement, putting the rod in and winding it up," she said.

The bedrooms all have tall casement windows that open out for the breeze and transom windows for extra natural light.

I pulled, and pulled, at the door, and shook it till, massive as it was, it rattled in its casement.