Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A band or ribbon worn about the waist as part of one's clothing or over the shoulder as a symbol of rank.
- transitive verb To put a band or ribbon about (the waist).
- noun A frame in which the panes of a window or door are set.
- transitive verb To furnish with a sash.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To dress or ornament with a sash or sashes.
- noun A long band or roll of silk, fine linen, or gauze, wound round the head by Orientals in the manner of a turban; also, in modern times, a band or scarf worn over the shoulder or round the waist for ornament.
- noun The framed part of a window, in which the glass is fixed; also, a similar part of a greenhouse, etc.
- noun The frame in which a saw is put to prevent its bending or buckling when crowded into the cut.
- To furnish with sash-windows.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or otherwise; a belt; a girdle, -- worn by women and children as an ornament; also worn as a badge of distinction by military officers, members of societies, etc.
- transitive verb To adorn with a sash or scarf.
- transitive verb To furnish with a sash or sashes.
- noun The framing in which the panes of glass are set in a glazed window or door, including the narrow bars between the panes.
- noun 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; -- also called
gate . - noun a casement swinging on hinges; -- in distinction from a
vertical sash sliding up and down.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
decorative length ofcloth worn as abroad belt or over theshoulder , often forceremonial or otherformal occasions. - noun The opening part of a
window usually containing theglass panes , hinged to thejamb , or sliding up and down as in asash window . - noun software, graphical user interface A draggable
vertical orhorizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of twoadjacent windows .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
- noun a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Satin sash is called "My Moments" by Offray, from the WalMart craft section, with matching satin bows and roses, will wrap around twice like an obi-belt and still have enough to make a big bow in the front.
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The white ruffle at the hem of the skirt plus the white satin sash give it so much more interest than if everything were pink.
The Pink Dress 2009
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It seems that in some places the subdeacon limited himself to removing it for the epistle, the deacon, however, to wearing it like a sash from the Gospel until after Communion.
Use, History and Development of the "Planeta Plicata" or Folded Chasuble 2009
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At that time rather the deacon only on penitential days, on which he would wear the the planeta in the manner of a sash from the Gospel onwards, wound the stole around in the form of a sash, together with the planeta.
Use, History and Development of the "Planeta Plicata" or Folded Chasuble 2009
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Without the satin sash, this garment is nice and loose but still has some shape.
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An assistant fastened a name sash over Tokai's left shoulder, and seconds later the candidate appeared atop the van -- roughly 10 feet off the ground.
As Japanese elections near, voters grow weary of megaphone-wielding candidates 2010
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But the under-bust sash is done, and I just need to embroider it with some sort of patterns.
La La La La La La.... fantasyecho 2008
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Spooner chose the high-neck option, but gave her dress wrist-length sleeves, decorated the skirt with ribbons instead of tucks, and included gathered sleeves, a satin sash, and a detachable train – none of which were suggested by Butterick.
"Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930 2006
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So I crept swiftly back into the verandah, got the loaded revolver, stuck it and F — 's hunting-knife into the muslin sash of my dressing-gown, and was out again behind the bush in a moment.
A Christmas Cake in Four Quarters Mary Anne 1871
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Banning Cocq's red sash rhymes with the red uniform of the guard loading his musket, at left, and the guard blowing residual powder out of his weapon's pan, at right.
Revolutionary Militia Jonathan Lopez 2012
bilby commented on the word sash
"He was still floundering about in the deep bank of snow that was just outside the window. Fortunately the sash had been up, and Koku had tossed Mr. Period through the open window."
- Victor Appleton, 'Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera'.
August 28, 2009