sash

noun

ˈsash How to pronounce sash (audio)
Definition of sashnext
as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist a dress with a flowered silk sash

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Recent Examples of sash The dress featured a low-cut neckline and sleeveless design, with a skirt decorated with a white sash that wrapped around her hips. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 May 2026 Camilla also sported her Legion d'Honneur French sash, Garter Star and Charles' family order. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 Before their meeting, he was escorted into a hall where a guestbook lay open to a blank page, a portrait of Maduro wearing the Presidential sash hanging conspicuously above it. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 The next scene shows Miss America — identified as Rosemary LaPlanche, the 1941 titleholder — in a yellow dress and her sash, sitting on a red sofa alongside her publicity man. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sash
  1. belt
  2. ribbon
Noun
  • In fact, the ratio is typical of that found on the outer edge of planet-forming discs around young stars, implying 3I/ATLAS formed a long way out from its parent star, perhaps in the equivalent of its Kuiper belt.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
  • Lopez completed her look with a thin brown belt, gold jewelry, and open-toe mesh pumps by Femme LA.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of belt
Noun
  • Texas Health Mansfield Stadium officially opened for operations Wednesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • That joy was bursting at the seams; the kids couldn't wait for the ceremonial ribbons to be cut.
    — Bo Evans, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of ribbon

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“Sash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sash. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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