English Explanatory Dictionary

sash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.
  2. A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.
  3. Alternative spelling of shash (“the scarf of a turban”).
verb
  1. To adorn with a sash.
noun
  1. 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.
  2. A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
  3. The rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.
  4. 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.
verb
  1. To furnish with a sash.

Pronunciation

/sæʃ/ en-us-sash.ogg

Word forms

sash sashes sashing sashed

Etymology

From Arabic شَاش (šāš, “muslin cloth”).

Synonyms

belt cummerbund obi waistband casement splitter

Derived words

besashed lap sash seatbelt sash belt sashery undersash unsash French sash sash cord sash door sashless sash weight sash window unsashed
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