sash

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To adorn with a sash.

Verb

To furnish with a sash.

Synonyms

girdle

belt

waistband

cincture

girth

waistcloth

window frame

band

ribbon

🎀

cummerbund

scarf

🧣

window sash

tape

necklace

shingles

shoulder-strap

strip

thong

tie

truss

zone

obi

woven belt

band worn about the waist

casement section steel

bandage

bare bones

bow

🙇

case

cinch

cordon

frame

framing

mat

matting

mount

muffler

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sæʃ/

Etymology

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