From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Clothessashsash /sæʃ/ noun [countable]1DCCa long piece of cloth that you wear around your waist like a belt2DCCa long piece of cloth that you wear over one shoulder and across your chestExamples from the Corpussash• His paunchbulged over a sash.• She ran a sash between her legs and waved it slow-motion through the babyspot.• Both wore tiaras and sashes, which made me feel better about having put on a tie.• In essence these are sashcramps without the longitudinalbar.• Just look for the redsashes.• She sat out on the sill to wash the windows, lowering the sash to her thighs.• Blanche forced the screwdriver up into the crevice between the two halves of the sash window and heaved.• Now the sun was creeping back into their lives through the sash windows.Originsash1. (1500-1600)Arabicshash“fine cloth”2. (1600-1700) Probably from Frenchchâssis; → CHASSIS
