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sash
CIDE DICTIONARY
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. [1913 Webster]
sash, v. t.
To adorn with a sash or scarf. Burke. [1913 Webster]
sash, n. [F. ch a frame, sash, fr. ch a shrine, reliquary, frame, L. capsa. See Case a box.].
- The framing in which the panes of glass are set in a glazed window or door, including the narrow bars between the panes. [1913 Webster]
- 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 . [1913 Webster]
sash, v. t.
To furnish with a sash or sashes; as, to sash a door or a window. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sash, n. a long strip or loop of cloth etc. worn over one shoulder usu. as part of a uniform or insignia, or worn round the waist, usu. by a woman or child.
Derivative
sashed adj.
sash, n.
1 a frame holding the glass in a sash-window and usu. made to slide up and down in the grooves of a window aperture.
2 the glazed sliding light of a glasshouse or garden frame.
1 a frame holding the glass in a sash-window and usu. made to slide up and down in the grooves of a window aperture.
2 the glazed sliding light of a glasshouse or garden frame.
Idiom
sash-cord a strong cord attaching the sash-weights to a sash. sash-tool a glazier's or painter's brush for work on sash-windows. sash-weight a weight attached to each end of a sash to balance it at any height. sash-window a window with one or two sashes of which one or each can be slid vertically over the other to make an opening.
Derivative
sashed adj.
Etymology
sashes corrupt. of CHASSIS, mistaken for pl.
THESAURUS
sash
cadre, case, casement, casing, chassis, cincture, doorframe, fabric, frame, framework, framing, girdle, lattice, latticework, picture frame, shell, skeleton, waistband, window case, window frameROGET THESAURUS
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Circularity
N circularity, roundness, rotundity, circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet, annulus, annulet, bracelet, armlet, ringlet, eye, loop, wheel, cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band, contrate wheel, crown wheel, hub, nave, sash, girdle, cestus, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland, crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar, noose, lasso, lassoo, ellipse, oval, ovule, ellipsoid, cycloid, epicycloid, epicycle, semicircle, quadrant, sextant, sector, sphere, round, rounded, circular, annular, orbicular, oval, ovate, elliptic, elliptical, egg-shaped, pear-shaped, cycloidal, spherical, I watched the little circles die.Also see definition of "sash" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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