Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In architecture, being both suspended so as to move upward or downward: said of the two sashes of a window provided with cords, pulleys, and weights.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having both sashes hung with weights and cords; -- said of a window.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a window Having both
sashes hung withweights andcords .
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Examples
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I wanted the windows to have double-hung sashes and many small panes.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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I wanted the windows to have double-hung sashes and many small panes.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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I wanted the windows to have double-hung sashes and many small panes.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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The sitting area at one end has two pairs of 6-by-6-foot double-hung windows, much bigger than you would find in a typical production-built house.
Martha Stewart helps make 'green' home a joy for the eyes and the wallet Katherine Salant 2011
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I wanted the windows to have double-hung sashes and many small panes.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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Most newer double-hung windows have sashes that can be easily removed without any tools.
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Most newer double-hung windows have sashes that can be easily removed without any tools.
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Most newer double-hung windows have sashes that can be easily removed without any tools.
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Most newer double-hung windows have sashes that can be easily removed without any tools.
Foggy Glass? You Don't Need A New Window. | Reuben's Home Inspection Blog 2009
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In place of the arched windows, Mr. West substitutes simpler, more vertical, double-hung windows.
Making Hotel Look Historic Dana Rubinstein 2011
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