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sash

1[sash]
–noun
1. a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
–verb (used with object)
2. to furnish or adorn with a sash: a dress sashed at the waist.

Origin:
1585–95; dissimilated var. of shash (turban of) muslin < Ar shāsh


sashless, adjective

sash

2[sash]
–noun
1. a fixed or movable framework, as in a window or door, in which panes of glass are set.
2. such frameworks collectively.
–verb (used with object)
3. to furnish with sashes or with windows having sashes.

Origin:
1675–85; back formation from sashes (pl.), dissimilated var. of shashes chassis
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sash 1   (sāsh)   
n.  A band or ribbon worn about the waist as part of one's clothing or over the shoulder as a symbol of rank.
tr.v.   sashed, sash·ing, sash·es
To put a band or ribbon about (the waist).

[Arabic šāš, muslin; akin to Hebrew šēš, byssus, fine linen, both probably from Egyptian šs, linen.]
sash 2   (sāsh)   
n.  A frame in which the panes of a window or door are set.
tr.v.   sashed, sash·ing, sash·es
To furnish with a sash.

[Alteration of French châssis, frame (taken as pl.); see chassis.]
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Word Origin & History

sash  (1)
"strip of cloth," 1599, "strip of cloth twisted into a turban," from Arabic shash "muslin cloth." Meaning "strip of cloth worn about the waist or over the shoulder" first recorded 1681.

sash  (2)
"window frame," 1681, sashes, from Fr. châssis "frame" of a window or door (see chassis). French word taken as a plural and -s trimmed off by 1704.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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