window sash

American  

noun

1. the frame holding the pane of a window.

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window sash British  

noun

1. a glazed window frame, esp one that opens

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Etymology

Origin of window sash

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

If there are gaps where the window sash or door closes against the jamb, it could be time to replace the weather stripping.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2022

“Watch yourself!” cried Ronald Fonce, 45, whose aunt lived a few yards away on Eager Street, as he dropped a window sash from what used to be Olds’s upstairs window.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2017

At the end, do you really even care that you got almost no details about Tristram’s life, except for the unfortunate incident of the window sash?

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2016

When Tristram suffers his unfortunate accident with the window sash, his father immediately rushes to his books to reassure himself that circumcision was approved by numerous ancient authorities.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2016

The floor was covered with a layer of fine brown dust that had pushed under the door, and between the walls and the window sash; the dust drifted up in little clouds around his feet.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko