sash

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈsash 

: a band worn about the waist or over one shoulder and used as a dress accessory or the emblem of an honorary or military order

sashed

ˈsasht 

adjective

sash

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural sash also sashes

: the framework in which panes of glass are set in a window or door

also : such a framework together with its panes forming a usually movable part of a window

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• belt
• ceinture
• cincture
• cummerbund
• cumberbund
• girdle
• self-belt

Examples of sash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Meanwhile, Teigen's 5-year-old son, Miles, sported a boys' traditional formal outfit featuring a white collared shirt, shiny purple pants, a pink sash around his waist and a gold chain across one of his shoulders. —Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024

The total eclipse will be visible to those in a hundred-and-fifteen-mile-wide sash, called the path of totality, slung from the hip of Sinaloa to the shoulder of Newfoundland. —Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024

The eclipse’s path of totality looks like a sash across the United States, stretching from its shoulder to its opposite hip, with countless towns and citizens holding viewing parties large and small, in parks and on mountaintops and in backyards. —Michael Wilson, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024

Rodeo Queens often don titled sashes and cowboy hats procured from pageant contests, like Miss Rodeo Texas. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024

The post also showed an image of an empty saddle with a red, white and blue sash draped across with the album name sewn onto it. —Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2024

The final shade matched Robbie's delicate pink eye shadow and lipstick, plus the perfect pink of her Schiaparelli sash. —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 26 Feb. 2024

Storm windows should be the same color as the sash. —Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2024

The fit-and-flare silhouette is finished with a square neckline, adjustable straps, and a cutout back with sash ties. —Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

by dissimilation from earlier shash, borrowed from Arabic shāsh "muslin"

Noun (2)

probably by dissimilation from synonymous shash, back-formation from shashes (taken as plural), apparently variant of chasses (attested later), borrowed from French châssis "frame holding window glass" — more at chassis

Note: Any sorting of the derivational succession must be speculative, because shashes, sashes and sash window are all attested within a few years of each other, and chasses, chassis—more closely approximating French—a decade later. It is likely that these words circulated for a considerable time before they found their way into print in the 1680's and '90's.

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1678, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1681, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing sash

• sash window

Kids Definition

sash

1 of 2 noun

ˈsash 

: a broad band (as of silk) worn around the waist or over the shoulder

sash

2 of 2 noun

plural sash also sashes

1

: the frame in which panes of glass are set in a window or door

2

: the movable part of a window