sash

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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.

Origin of sash

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

Other words from sash

  • sashless, adjective

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Other definitions for sash (2 of 2)

sash2
[ 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.

Origin of sash

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1675–85; back formation from sashes (plural), dissimilated variant of shasheschassis

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How to use sash in a sentence

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

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • 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.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • Gilbert perceived a stately head under a hat, when all were uncovered, and a blue sash.

    Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander Dumas
  • "Gilbert," said the nobleman, who was puffing himself up at the coach window, in his handsome red sash of the order of knighthood.

    Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander Dumas

British Dictionary definitions for sash (1 of 2)

sash1

/ (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

Origin of sash

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C16: from Arabic shāsh muslin

British Dictionary definitions for sash (2 of 2)

sash2

/ (sæʃ) /


noun
  1. a frame that contains the panes of a window or door

verb(tr)
  1. to furnish with a sash, sashes, or sash windows

Origin of sash

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

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