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 frame that contains the panes of a window or door

verb

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

sash

²

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• sashless 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

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

Origin of sash²

C16: from Arabic shāsh muslin

Example Sentences

Social-media posts show her graduating from high school with an “honors” sash and hosting a housewarming party last year.

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Margaret whizzed through the buttons on the back of the dress and tied the sash at the back of the skirt into a floppy bow.

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The Miss Universe contestants, who are the winners of national pageants in their home countries, attended Tuesday's event in their sashes and gowns.

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Wearing an official sash and star of office, he reaffirmed his commitment to change.

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All they found was a narrow section of a left palm print, the area beneath the little finger, on the frame of an upstairs sash window.

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