Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sash"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sash \Sash\, n. [Pers. shast a sort of girdle.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sash \Sash\, v. t.
To adorn with a sash or scarf. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sash \Sash\, n. [F. ch[^a]ssis a frame, sash, fr. ch[^a]sse 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sash \Sash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Sashing}.]
To furnish with a sash or sashes; as, to sash a door or a
window.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sash
n 1: a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window
frame [syn: {window sash}]
2: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt
or trousers [syn: {girdle}, {cincture}, {waistband}, {waistcloth}]
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