The history of the french door dates back as far as the 17th century when france was at war with italy.
French doors etymology.
1200 a middle english merger of two old english words both with the general sense of door gate.
Plural doru large door gate and duru fem plural dura door gate wicket the difference no longer felt in old english was that the former came from a.
English edit a french window.
Door n movable barrier commonly on hinges for closing a passage into a building room or other enclosure c.
From old french porte latin porta.
It is a door with lites where all or some panels would be in a casement door.
A french door also known as a french window is a light door that has glass panes that extend for most of its length and usually come in a pair.
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The english language word window originates from the old norse vindauga from vindr wind and auga eye i e wind eye.
The original french doors.
In norwegian nynorsk and icelandic the old norse form has survived to this day in icelandic only as a less used word for a type of small open window not strictly a synonym for gluggi the icelandic word for window in swedish the word vindöga.
Middle french etymology 1.
Porte f plural portes door.
French door definition is a door with rectangular glass panes extending the full length.
1200 frensh frenche pertaining to france or the french from old english frencisc french originally of the franks from franca the people name see frank a similar contraction of ish is in dutch scotch welsh suggesting the habit applies to the names of only the intimate neighbors.
Noun edit frenchwindow pluralfrench windows an outside door with glass panes serving as a windowand a door.
And where did it come from aside from france obviously.
Alternative forms edit french window.
French doors are derived from an original french design called the casement door.
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Believe me or not in french a condom is called a capote anglaise or english hood.
First third person singular present indicative subjunctive.
The first condoms were made with animal guts or even earlier with leather.
A french door traditionally has a moulded panel at the bottom of the door.
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What s a french door.