Sash Definition

săsh
sashes
noun
sashes
An ornamental band, ribbon, or scarf worn over the shoulder or around the waist, often formally as a symbol of distinction.
Webster's New World
A frame holding the glass pane or panes of a window or door, esp. a sliding frame.
Webster's New World
Such frames collectively.
Webster's New World

(software, graphical user interface) A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.

Wiktionary

In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
sashes
To put a band or ribbon about (the waist).
American Heritage
To furnish with sashes.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sash

Noun

Singular:
sash
Plural:
sashes

Origin of Sash

  • Arabic šāš muslin Hebrew šēš byssus, fine linen both probably from Egyptian šs linen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alteration of French châssis frame (taken as pl.) chassis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Arabic شاش (šāš, “muslin cloth").

    From Wiktionary

Sash Sentence Examples

  • One of them wore a sash of red and black, a youth his age hiding behind him.

  • She is dressed in a long white dress with a large red sash.

  • She held her breath while she tugged at the window, letting it out in a sigh of relief when the sash lifted quietly.

  • This way, the sash will stay anchored, no matter what.

  • At that moment Count Rostopchin with his protruding chin and alert eyes, wearing the uniform of a general with sash over his shoulder, entered the room, stepping briskly to the front of the crowd of gentry.

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Words Starting With

SSASAS

Words Ending With

HSHASH

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