Thomson Widows and Widowers|volume=II|page=69|passage=She sat until all around her was in darkness, until not a spray of roses which twined about the window-frames from without, was discernible.
1885, Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy, Royalty Restored or London under Charles II. Chapter VIII, Thoroughfares lying close by the Thames, which were wont to suffer from inundations, were raised; those which from limited breadth had caused inconvenience and bred pestilence were made wide; warehouses and dwellings of solid brick and carved stone, with doors, window-frames, and breastsummers of stout oak, replaced irregular though not unpicturesque habitations; ...
Moore Build a Home|page=42|passage=Some experts claim that it is a bad practice in stone buildings to build the window-frames in with the stone masonry of the wall, and that the openings should be carefully made, the stone wall being brought to a proper face, thoroughly pointed, and the window-frames put in afterward, if a weather-tight job is desired.
