window sash

noun

the frame holding the pane of a window.

Nearby words

window board, window box, window dresser, window dressing, window envelope, window sash, window seat, window shade, window tax, window-dresser, window-dressing

Origin of window sash

First recorded in 1755–65

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Examples from the Web for window sash

Under this impression she raised the window-sash—her bedroom being on the upper floor—and looked timidly out.
Jeff Benson, or the Young Coastguardsman|R.M. Ballantyne
The window-sash was down all but a little crack to let in air, and I raised it so slowly and gently that I made no noise.
The Stories of the Three Burglars|Frank Richard Stockton
The ODonoghue laughed as he witnessed the discomfiture of the ragged mob, and let down the window-sash to watch the scene.
The O'Donoghue|Charles James Lever
The window-sash aloft opens—for the third time; would to Heaven he could read the true astrology of the stars!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66 No.406, August 1849|Various

Jimmie whistled the signal after having pushed up the window-sash some inches.
Whilomville Stories|Stephen Crane

British Dictionary definitions for window sash

window sash

noun

a glazed window frame, esp one that opens

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