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window box
type of flower container
bow window
bay windows that are curved in plan
Polifora
thumb|right|250px|Beaconsfield United Reformed Church, Aylesbury End, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, seen from west-southwest. Built in 1874–75. Polifora is a type of the multi-light window. It appears in towers and belfries on top floors, where it is necessary to lighten the structure with wider openings. The term polifora usually refers to the window with at least five parts.
cross window
thumb|upright|Flamboyant Gothic building with cross-windows A cross-window is a window whose lights are defined by a mullion and a transom, forming a cross.
post and lintel
building system where horizontal elements (beams or lintels) are held up by vertical elements (posts)
architectural glass
building material typically used as transparent glazing material in the building envelope
transom
transverse horizontal structural beam, bar of crosspiece; also short for transom window/ transom light
Desay Madu Jhya
traditional wooden window in Nepal
leadlight
thumb|220px|right|Domestic interior by Jan Vermeer showing a leadlight [[casement window]] Leadlights, leaded lights or leaded windows are decorative windows made of small sections of glass supported in lead cames. The technique of creating windows using glass and lead came to be known as came glasswork. The term 'leadlight' could be used to describe any window in which the glass is supported by lead, but traditionally, a distinction is made between stained glass windows and leadlights; the former is associated with the ornate coloured-glass windows of churches and similar buildings, while the
katōmado
thumb|275 px|Engaku-ji, a building with old-style katōmado , also written , is a style of pointed arch or bell-shaped window found in Japanese architecture. It first arrived in Japan from China together with Zen Buddhism, as an element of Zen style architecture, but from the end of the 16th century it started to be used in temples of other Buddhist sects, Shinto shrines, castles, and samurai residences as well. The window initially was not flared, but its design and shape changed over time: the two vertical frames were widened and curves were added at the bottom. The kanji characters used for
defogger
A defogger, demister, or defroster is a system to clear condensation and thaw frost from the windshield, backglass, or side windows of a motor vehicle. The rear window defroster was invented by German automobile engineer Heinz Kunert.
Low emissivity
State of low thermal energy
window valance
treatment that covers the uppermost part of a window
Venetian window
type of window
Windex
Windex is an American brand of glass and hard-surface cleaners—originally in glass containers, later in plastic ones.
Christmas window
window display for the Christmas shopping season
Eyes of Sibiu
Eyebrow dromers
casement window
window that is attached to its frame by one or more hinges