sash
/sæʃ/ noun C2- 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
- A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
- The rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.
- 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.
Plural sashes
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She pushed up the sash--it went up stiffly and creakily, as if it hadn’t been opened for a long time, which was the case; and it stuck so tight that nothing was needed to hold it up.
where is your sash, my dear?”
Andrews hadn’t caught her by her sash just in the nick of time she’d fallen in and prob’ly been drowned.
“Pull out that frill a little more--so; here, let me tie your sash; now for your slippers.
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