sash

Meanings

Plural: sashes

Noun

• a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
• A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.
• A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.
• Alternative spelling of shash (“the scarf of a turban”).
• The opening part of a window, usually containing the glass panes; either hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.
• A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
• The rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.
• A window-like part of a fume hood which can be moved up and down in order to create a barrier between chemicals and people.

Verb

• To adorn with a sash.
• To furnish with a sash.

Synonyms

belt, cincture, cummerbund, girdle, obi, splitter, waistband, waistcloth, window sash