sash

noun

ˈsash How to pronounce sash (audio)
Definition of sashnext
as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist a dress with a flowered silk sash

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Recent Examples of sash Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist. — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026 The next scene shows Miss America — identified as Rosemary LaPlanche, the 1941 titleholder — in a yellow dress and her sash, sitting on a red sofa alongside her publicity man. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 Camilla also sported her Legion d'Honneur French sash, Garter Star and Charles' family order. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 Before their meeting, he was escorted into a hall where a guestbook lay open to a blank page, a portrait of Maduro wearing the Presidential sash hanging conspicuously above it. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sash
  1. belt
  2. ribbon
Noun
  • Saturday produced zero title changes across six matches, so Corbin's win was the first belt to move all weekend.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Asteroid mining is also mentioned as a potential opportunity, which would entail extracting metals and other critical resources from near-Earth and main-belt asteroids.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of belt
Noun
  • Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly led the ribbon-cutting ceremony and presented the program with a $10,000 check from the village.
    — Eric Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Protesters said each ribbon represented an inmate death in ICE custody.
    — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ribbon

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