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  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sash  \Sash\,  n.  [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 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sash  \Sash\,  v.  t. 
  To  adorn  with  a  sash  or  scarf.  --Burke. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sash  \Sash\,  n.  [F.  ch[^a]ssis  a  frame,  sash,  fr  ch[^a]sse  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 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sash  \Sash\,  v.  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sash 
  n  1:  a  frame  that  holds  the  panes  of  a  window  in  the  window  frame 
  [syn:  {window  sash}] 
  2:  a  band  of  material  around  the  waist  that  strengthens  a  skirt 
  or  trousers  [syn:  {girdle},  {cincture},  {waistband},  {waistcloth}] 




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