SASH

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


Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Verb

sash (third-person singular simple present sashes, present participle sashing, simple past and past participle sashed)

(transitive) To adorn with a sash.

Etymology 2

Noun

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.

Verb

sash (third-person singular simple present sashes, present participle sashing, simple past and past participle sashed)

(transitive) To furnish with a sash.

Anagrams

• shas

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



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FOCUS

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