noun
sash
sash
noun
1
A decorative band of cloth worn around the waist or over one shoulder, often as part of formal dress or a uniform.
"The beauty pageant winner wore a satin sash across her chest."
"His military uniform included a red ceremonial sash."
2
The frame that holds the glass panes in a window, especially one that slides up and down.
"The old sash window was painted shut and wouldn't budge."
"A cold draft crept in around the loose window sash."
How to Use Sash
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cloth band worn as decoration, or the frame that holds a window's glass.
Common pairings
a beauty-pageant sash
a sash window
wear a sash
Word Forms
sashed past tense, sashed past tense, sashes plural, sashes singular, sashes singular
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Etymology
From Arabic šāš, meaning "muslin cloth" — the word originally described a fine fabric wound around the head or waist, and only later came to mean the sliding frame of a window.