Meaning & use
sash
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a long strip of cloth worn around the waist or over one shoulder, often as a decoration or symbol of rank; also, the sliding frame of a window.
See it in a sentence
The beauty pageant winner wore a satin sash across her shoulder.
He painted the wooden window sash before installing the new glass panes.
A note on using this word
Sash has two unrelated meanings: a decorative cloth band (worn by pageant winners, military officers, or graduates) and the movable frame of a window -- context makes clear which is meant.
Another way to use it
2. noun
the frame, often containing panes of glass, that holds a window and may slide open.
The old sash window rattled every time the wind picked up.
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