Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sash \Sash\, n. [Pers. shast a sort of girdle.]
   A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or
   otherwise; a belt; a girdle, -- worn by women and children as
   an ornament; also worn as a badge of distinction by military
   officers, members of societies, etc.

Sash \Sash\, v. t.
   To adorn with a sash or scarf. --Burke.

Sash \Sash\, n. [F. ch[^a]ssis a frame, sash, fr. ch[^a]sse a
   shrine, reliquary, frame, L. capsa. See {Case} a box.]
   1. The framing in which the panes of glass are set in a
      glazed window or door, including the narrow bars between
      the panes.

   2. 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; -- also called {gate}.

   {French sash}, a casement swinging on hinges; -- in
      distinction from a vertical sash sliding up and down.

Sash \Sash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Sashing}.]
   To furnish with a sash or sashes; as, to sash a door or a
   window.

Source : WordNet®

sash
     n 1: a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window
          frame [syn: {window sash}]
     2: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt
        or trousers [syn: {girdle}, {cincture}, {waistband}, {waistcloth}]