window sash
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of window sash
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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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
I threw up the window sash and leaned out as far into the cool night as I dared.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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