[syn: girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sash \Sash\, v. t.
To adorn with a sash or scarf. --Burke.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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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.
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French sash, a casement swinging on hinges; -- in
distinction from a vertical sash sliding up and down.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sash
n 1: a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window
frame [syn: sash, window sash]
2: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt
or trousers [syn: girdle, cincture, sash, waistband,
waistcloth]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "sash":
cadre, case, casement, casing, chassis, cincture, doorframe,
fabric, frame, framework, framing, girdle, lattice, latticework,
picture frame, shell, skeleton, waistband, window case,
window frame