sash

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 Don Andrés conserves and organizes the sashes he's received from the National Puerto Rican Day Parades in New York and Chicago in honor of his contributions. Wesley J. Pérez Vidal, NBC news, 22 July 2025 Bridesmaids visiting the bachelorette party capital became ticked off as bars burst at the seams with NFL fans, leaving little to no room for veils and sashes. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 19 July 2025 Red, white, and blue silk sashes sliced through crowds, too, customized to riff on the Grammy Award-winning (Best Country Album, anyone?) record cover. Amber Elliott, Vogue, 30 June 2025 The dress featured a decorative belt or sash at the waist that had rose-like detailing. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sash
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Noun
  • Everything above the belt is fair game, but points are doubled when the blows land below it.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Price upon publish date of this article: $316 This just in: Bloomingdale’s all-new deals, which span handbags, cocktail dresses, and outfit-completing add-ons like belts.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Calvert City plant, which will hold a ribbon cutting on Aug. 26 on its newest production facility, is expected to serve both the U.S. and international market with its production of Forane 1233zd.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Such a direct approach could prove fruitful against a City side who, without the inimitable safety blanket of Rodri, were cut to ribbons on the counterattack last season.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Sash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sash. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.

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