sash.
A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.
Meaning & usage
A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.
A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.
Alternative spelling of shash (“the scarf of a turban”).
Where this word comes from
From Arabic شَاش (šāš, “muslin cloth”).
To adorn with a sash.
Where this word comes from
From Arabic شَاش (šāš, “muslin cloth”).
The opening part of a window, usually containing the glass panes; either hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.
A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
The rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.
A window-like part of a fume hood which can be moved up and down in order to create a barrier between chemicals and people.
Where this word comes from
From sashes, from metathesis of French châssis (“frame (of a window or door)”), taken as a plural and -s trimmed off by the late 17th century. See also chassis.
To furnish with a sash.
Where this word comes from
From sashes, from metathesis of French châssis (“frame (of a window or door)”), taken as a plural and -s trimmed off by the late 17th century. See also chassis.
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