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sashes

/ˈsæʃɪz/

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noun

A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.

Examples :

"The girls wore colorful sashes around their waists for the folk dance performance. "

wear material appearance

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noun

A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.

Examples :

"At the graduation ceremony, the students wore blue gowns and white sashes. "

appearance style wear material culture royal tradition

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noun

The opening part (casement) of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.

Examples :

"The painter carefully masked the sashes of the windows before painting the house to protect the glass. "

architecture part building

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noun

A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.

Examples :

"I dragged the sashes between the two windows to make the email window bigger and the document window smaller. "

computing technology device internet

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noun

In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.

Examples :

"The sawmill worker carefully inspected the sashes to ensure the saw blades were securely fastened before starting the machine. "

machine industry building part technical