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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SASH, n.
1. A belt worn for ornament. Sashes are worn by military officers as badges of distinction, round the waist or over the shoulders. They are usually of silk, variously made and ornamented.
2. The frame of a window in which the lights or panes of glass are set.
She ventures now to lift the sash.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame [syn: sash, window sash]
2: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Arabic sh?sh muslin Date: circa 1678 a band worn about the waist or over one shoulder and used as a dress accessory or the emblem of an honorary or military order • sashed adjective II. noun (plural sash; also sashes) Etymology: probably modification of French châssis chassis (taken as plural) Date: 1681 the framework in which panes of glass are set in a window or door; also such a framework together with its panes forming a usually movable part of a window

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. a long strip or loop of cloth etc. worn over one shoulder usu. as part of a uniform or insignia, or worn round the waist, usu. by a woman or child. Derivatives: sashed adj. Etymology: earlier shash f. Arab. sas muslin, turban 2. n. 1 a frame holding the glass in a sash-window and usu. made to slide up and down in the grooves of a window aperture. 2 the glazed sliding light of a glasshouse or garden frame. Phrases and idioms: sash-cord a strong cord attaching the sash-weights to a sash. sash-tool a glazier's or painter's brush for work on sash-windows. sash-weight a weight attached to each end of a sash to balance it at any height. sash-window a window with one or two sashes of which one or each can be slid vertically over the other to make an opening. Derivatives: sashed adj. Etymology: sashes corrupt. of CHASSIS, mistaken for pl.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sash Sash, n. [Pers. shast a sort of girdle.] 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sash Sash, v. t. To adorn with a sash or scarf. --Burke.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sash Sash, n. [F. ch[^a]ssis a frame, sash, fr. ch[^a]sse a shrine, reliquary, frame, L. capsa. See Case a box.] 1. The framing in which the panes of glass are set in a glazed window or door, including the narrow bars between the panes. 2. 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. French sash, a casement swinging on hinges; -- in distinction from a vertical sash sliding up and down.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sash Sash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sashing.] To furnish with a sash or sashes; as, to sash a door or a window.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sashes) A sash is a long piece of cloth which people wear round their waist or over one shoulder, especially with formal or official clothes. She wore a white dress with a thin blue sash... N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Girdle, band, belt, scarf.

Moby Thesaurus

cadre, case, casement, casing, chassis, cincture, doorframe, fabric, frame, framework, framing, girdle, lattice, latticework, picture frame, shell, skeleton, waistband, window case, window frame