sash
1a 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.
to furnish or adorn with a sash: a dress sashed at the waist.
Origin of sash
1Other words from sash
- sashless, adjective
Words Nearby sash
Other definitions for sash (2 of 2)
a fixed or movable framework, as in a window or door, in which panes of glass are set.
such frameworks collectively.
to furnish with sashes or with windows having sashes.
Origin of sash
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How to use sash in a sentence
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.
She Visited Her Boyfriend’s Grave. She Was Shot Hours Later. | Larrison Campbell | June 7, 2021 | The Daily BeastIt 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.
The Only Thing That Sparkles in ‘Grace of Monaco’…the Jewels | Liza Foreman | May 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI also catch a peek at an attractive blond woman wearing a light gold dress, a tiara and a sash that reads "Miss Golden Berries."
Backstage at the Razzie Awards, Honoring Hollywood’s Worst Films | David Eckstein | March 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen another sound broke upon my ears like the raising of a window sash.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
A more elegant pencil dress/trench looked a little like a kimono that was tied with a feminine sash.
Art Takes the Runway at Burberry Prorsum Fall/Winter 2014 London Fashion Week | Liza Foreman | February 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI 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.
Dope | Sax RohmerThere are narrow sash windows on the façade and a plain square-transomed doorway with a center wrought-iron balcony overhead.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyShe braced herself against the sash as the house shook in the strongest earthquake she had ever felt.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonGilbert 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)
/ (sæʃ) /
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
1British Dictionary definitions for sash (2 of 2)
/ (sæʃ) /
a frame that contains the panes of a window or door
to furnish with a sash, sashes, or sash windows
Origin of sash
2Collins 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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