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

sash

²

/ sæʃ /

noun

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

verb

1. to furnish with a sash, sashes, or sash windows

Other Words From

• sashless adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sash¹

C16: from Arabic shāsh muslin

Origin of sash²

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

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.

From The Daily Beast

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.

From Outside Online

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

From The Daily Beast

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."

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg