french sash

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french sash - 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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