sashes

Noun (1)

sash (plural sashes)

1. A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.

   Synonyms:

   belt, cummerbund, obi, waistband

2. A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.

Noun (2)

sash (plural sashes)

1. The opening part of a window, usually containing the glass panes; either hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.
   • Near-synonym: casement

   Synonyms:

   casement

2. A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.

   Synonyms:

   splitter

3. (sawmilling) The rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.
4. A window-like part of a fume hood which can be moved up and down in order to create a barrier between chemicals and people.
   • Each hood is equipped with two sliding sashes, glazed with polished plate wire-glass; […]1915 April, W. A. Hamor, “Description of the New Building of the Mellon Institute”, in The Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, page 334

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