ajimez

noun

aji·​mez

ä-ḵē-ˈmāth,

-ˈmās

plural -es

: a twin window derived from Arab architecture consisting usually of two narrow windows separated by a slim mullion

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Arabic ash-shammīs the ajimez

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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