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Webster 1913 Edition


Sash

Sash

,
Noun.
[Pers.
shast
a sort of girdle.]
A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or otherwise; a belt; a girdle, – worn by women and children as an ornament; also worn as a badge of distinction by military officers, members of societies, etc.

Sash

,
Verb.
T.
To adorn with a sash or scarf.
Burke.

Sash

,
Noun.
[F.
châssis
a frame, sash, fr.
châsse
a shrine, reliquary, frame, L.
capsa
. See
Case
a box.]
1.
The framing in which the panes of glass are set in a glazed window or door, including the narrow bars between the panes.
2.
In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; – also called
gate
.
French sash
,
a casement swinging on hinges; – in distinction from a vertical sash sliding up and down.

Sash

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Sashed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Sashing
.]
To furnish with a sash or sashes;
as, to
sash
a door or a window
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sash

SASH

,
Noun.
1.
A belt worn for ornament. Sashes are worn by military officers as badges of distinction, round the waist or over the shoulders. They are usually of silk, variously made and ornamented.
2.
The frame of a window in which the lights or panes of glass are set.
She ventures now to lift the sash.