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SASH . (1) A framework of See also:wood in which See also:glass is fixed for a window, particularly a framework for large panes of glass in two parts which open and shut by sliding up or down. The word is a corruption of the Fr. See also:chassis, chdsse, See also:Lat. capsa, See also:box, See also:case, capere, to hold. The word is, therefore, a doublet of " case " and " See also:cash " (qq.v.). (2) A See also:long See also:band of See also:silk or other See also:fine or ornamented material worn See also:round the See also:waist or over the shoulders as See also:part of a woman's or See also:child's See also:dress, or as a sign or badge of See also:office, or as part of an See also:official See also:costume or See also:uniform. The word is an See also:adaptation of the Arab. shash, See also:muslin, especially used (of the soft muslin or silken bands used for wrapping round the See also:head in the See also:form of a See also:turban). In its See also:early uses in See also:English it appears as a See also:term used by See also:oriental travellers and writers on the See also:East as an See also:equivalent for a See also:Mahommedan. End of Article: SASHAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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