sash
noun/sæʃ/
/sæʃ/
- a long piece of cloth worn around the middle part of the body or over one shoulder, especially as part of a uniform
- He withdrew his sword from inside his sash.
- She wore a white dress with a blue sash.
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- either of a pair of windows, one above the other, that are opened and closed by sliding them up and down inside the frame
Word Originsense 1 late 16th cent. (earlier as shash, denoting fine fabric twisted round the head as a turban): from Arabic šāš ‘muslin, turban’.sense 2 late 17th cent.: alteration of chassis, interpreted as plural.
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