sash
Translation
sash, window sash
Examples
The beauty queen wore a sash with her title.
The beauty queen wore a sash with her title.
He struggled to open the old window sash.
He struggled to open the old window sash.
Grammar Patterns
((a/an + sash)) a decorative band of cloth The queen wore a sash.
((the + sash)) a frame holding the glass in a window Please open the window sash.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (clothing) band, belt; (window) frame, casement
Etymology
From Arabic 'shāsh' meaning 'muslin cloth'.
Memory Tips
Think of a beauty queen who 'sashays' across the stage wearing her sash. For the window meaning, it sounds like 'smash' - you might smash a window sash.