Sash

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  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • To furnish with sash-windows.
  • To dress or ornament with a sash or sashes.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • transitive verb. To adorn with a sash or scarf.
  • transitive verb. To furnish with a sash or sashes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A decorative length of cloth worn as a broad belt or over the shoulder, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.
  • noun. The opening part of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.
  • noun. A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "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."
    Form
    sashed  sashing  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Asch  Ash  Ashe  Bash  Cash  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cape  doublet  frock  girdle  kerchief  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    belt  cadre  case  casement  casement  
    variant
    gate  
    verb-form
    sashed  sashes  sashing