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sash

1

[ sash ]

noun

  1. a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.


verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish or adorn with a sash:

    a dress sashed at the waist.

sash

2

[ sash ]

noun

  1. a fixed or movable framework, as in a window or door, in which panes of glass are set.
  2. such frameworks collectively.

verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with sashes or with windows having sashes.

sash

1

/ sæʃ /

noun

  1. a long piece of ribbon, silk, etc, worn around the waist like a belt or over one shoulder, as a symbol of rank
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


sash

2

/ sæʃ /

noun

  1. a frame that contains the panes of a window or door
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to furnish with a sash, sashes, or sash windows
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sash1

1585–95; dissimilated variant of shash (turban of ) muslin < Arabic shāsh

Origin of sash2

1675–85; back formation from sashes (plural), dissimilated variant of shashes chassis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sash1

C16: from Arabic shāsh muslin

Origin of sash2

C17: originally plural sashes, variant of shashes, from chassis
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Example Sentences

Then, friends told The Daily Beast, she took the sash and laid it at his grave, a way of dedicating the milestone to her lost love.

It holds various images and statues of, for example, Mahakala, a protector god whose crown is ringed with skulls and whose sash is strung with severed heads.

She used to wear that beautiful dress with a sash with all of the crosses of Monaco.

I also catch a peek at an attractive blond woman wearing a light gold dress, a tiara and a sash that reads "Miss Golden Berries."

Then another sound broke upon my ears like the raising of a window sash.

A more elegant pencil dress/trench looked a little like a kimono that was tied with a feminine sash.

I began by wrapping the sash around my neck to try and create the halter-top.

Resting the torch on the leads, he grasped the sash and gently raised the window, noting that it opened almost noiselessly.

There are narrow sash windows on the façade and a plain square-transomed doorway with a center wrought-iron balcony overhead.

She braced herself against the sash as the house shook in the strongest earthquake she had ever felt.

Gilbert perceived a stately head under a hat, when all were uncovered, and a blue sash.

"Gilbert," said the nobleman, who was puffing himself up at the coach window, in his handsome red sash of the order of knighthood.

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