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English word origin

Etymology of sash

From Arabic شَاش (šāš, “muslin cloth”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To adorn with a sash.

noun

A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist. · A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions. · Alternative spelling of shash (“the scarf of a turban”).

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From Arabic شَاش (šāš, “muslin cloth”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To furnish with a sash.

noun

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. · 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.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From sashes, from metathesis of French châssis (“frame (of a window or door)”), taken as a plural and -s trimmed off by the late 17th century. See also chassis.

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