SASHES

Noun

sashes

plural of sash

Anagrams

• she-ass

Source: Wiktionary


SASH

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.

SASH

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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