girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth
(noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
sash, window sash
(noun) a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sash (plural sashes)
A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.
Synonyms: belt, cummerbund, obi, waistband
A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.
sash (third-person singular simple present sashes, present participle sashing, simple past and past participle sashed)
(transitive) To adorn with a sash.
sash (plural sashes)
The opening part (casement) of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.
(software, graphical user interface) A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
Synonym: splitter
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; the gate.
sash (third-person singular simple present sashes, present participle sashing, simple past and past participle sashed)
(transitive) To furnish with a sash.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sash, n. Etym: [Pers. shast a sort of girdle.]
Definition: 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, v. t.
Definition: To adorn with a sash or scarf. Burke.
Sash, n. Etym: [F. sh a frame, sash, fr. sh 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.
Sash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sashing.]
Definition: To furnish with a sash or sashes; as, to sash a door or a window.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
