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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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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}.
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{French sash}, a casement swinging on hinges; -- in
distinction from a vertical sash sliding up and down.
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