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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a storm window; a removable glazed frame put on in the fall and taken off in the spring, to help keep out the cold.

Quotations

1837

Toward the end of October Anne wondered whether the house would be cold in the winter because of the lack of "double windows".

1871

On entering the room I found a scorching stove, and the temperature up to about 70°; and as there were double windows, and no aperture for the ingress of fresh air, and the place was crammed full, I began to fear lest we should be stifled.

1958

It is possible that the prevalence of double window in Montreal English is reflected in the speech of French-speaking Montrealers since many of them use the term fenêtre double to refer to a window placed over another for extra protection during the winter.