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noun

Sash n. 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.

Sash n.

The framing in which the panes of glass are set in a glazed window or door, including the narrow bars between the panes.

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.

verb

Sash v. t. To adorn with a sash or scarf.

Sash v. t. (past & past part. sashed; pres. part. sashing) To furnish with a sash or sashes; as, to sash a door or a window.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sash" Quotes from Famous Books

... you see with the sash lowered. We try to keep him from any chilly draughts. When you push up the front stairs you must turn to the left, and enter the small passage. Don't lose any more time, or it will be ...

— Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums • Mark Overton

... shadow and made no sign, but tonight it twinkled from end to end. Its handle of crimson glass sent reckless dashes of red at the papered wall, turning its dainty blue stripes into purple. Passersby halted to catch the merry laughter floating, through curtain and sash, into the street, then skipped on their way with a startled consciousness that the village was wide-awake. At last matters grew so uproarious that the grandsire's red kerchief came down from his face with a jerk. ...

— Hans Brinker - or The Silver Skates • Mary Mapes Dodge

... was overcome. His hospitable flow gushed and choked at its source before the splendor of the two cavaliers. They were Belgians. The first wore a long blue coat bedecked with golden leaves and belted with a sash. Crosses and stars dangled on his breast. His breeches were white doe, and his high glossy boots had wrinkles like a mousquetaire's. Heavy tassels flapped from his sword hilt. A brass eagle was perched on his helmet. ...

— The Missourian • Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

... he in turn altered his position by leaning his elbow against the heavy middle sash of the window. The two men were thus not only concealed from the passing crowd, but stood with faces screened from each other by ...

— The Puritans • Arlo Bates

... mouth. The ghost now began to ascend the coach, and they heard him clambering up the hind wheel; he slipped down, however (a bad omen), and muttered a half-curse; then, to help himself up better, he seized hold of the sash of the window, and with it took a grip of Ulrich's beard, as he was leaning close to the side of the coach to watch his proceedings. Not a stir did the brave old knight make, but sat as still as marble, and even held ...

— Sidonia The Sorceress V1 • William Mienhold

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