witch window

witch window noun: a window placed diagonally, with its long edge parallel to the roof, in the gable-end wall of a house (chiefly in Vermont in the United States), where a window oriented vertically or horizontally would not fit.

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Noun

witch window (plural witch windows)

A window placed diagonally, with its long edge parallel to the roof, in the gable-end wall of a house (chiefly in Vermont in the United States), where a window oriented vertically or horizontally would not fit.
- At the end of the room a witch window hung at an angle in the wall. She smiled. “Witch window. How quaint.” “Vermont is famous for them.[…]"2019 April 24, Peggy Chambers, Witches' Cliff, The Wild Rose Press Inc, →ISBN
- "[…] you've also got maybe eight to ten window,s and that's not counting the second floor and the windows in the attic—" / "Witch windows." / "What?" blurted Kenway. "Seriously? Why do they call 'em witch windows?" / "They're not witch windows," said Gendreau. "Witch windows are sashed windows...2020 September 15, S. A. Hunt, The Hellion, Macmillan + ORM, →ISBN
Synonyms:

coffin window

Examples of witch window in a sentence

"[…] you've also got maybe eight to ten window,s and that's not counting the second floor and the windows in the attic—" / "Witch windows." / "What?" blurted Kenway.2020 September 15, S. A. Hunt, The Hellion, Macmillan + ORM, →ISBN:
You might see the oddity of a “witch window” sideways by the peak of the pointy roof.2021 June 13, Jenay Zapparelli, The Book of Beautiful Feelings: Thee Quintessential Guide to Deliberate Creation, BookonFire Press, →ISBN...

Synonyms of witch window

coffin window

Forms of witch window

plural	witch windows

Origin of witch window

From the (probably unserious) suggestion that witches could not fly through them.

Questions about witch window

What does witch window mean?: Witch window means a window placed diagonally, with its long edge parallel to the roof, in the gable-end wall of a house (chiefly in Vermont in the United States), where a window oriented vertically or horizontally would not fit.
How do you use witch window in a sentence?: "[…] you've also got maybe eight to ten window,s and that's not counting the second floor and the windows in the attic—" / "Witch windows." / "What?" blurted Kenway.
What part of speech is witch window?: Witch window is a noun.
What is the plural of witch window?: The plural of witch window is witch windows.

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