sash

CEFRC2

/sæʃ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long strip of cloth worn around the waist or shoulder.

  2. 02

    noun

    A frame holding a window's glass.

Examples

  • He wore a red sash across his chest.

  • The red sash perfectly accessorizes her black dress.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.

  2. A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To adorn with a sash.

More examples

In context

  • 1796, Edmund Burke, Letters on a Regicide Peace, Letter IV to the Earl Fitzwilliam, in The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, London: C. and J. Rivington, 1826, Volume 9, p. 46, […] the Costume of the Sans-culotte Constitution of 1793 was absolutely...

  • 1823, Clement Clarke Moore, “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” (“The Night before Christmas”), Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash.

  • Near-synonym: casement

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Arabic شَاش (šāš, “muslin cloth”).