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the diagonal flex that turns any human into a one-person announcement.
means A band of fabric worn across the body or around the waist, often as a decorative or ceremonial mark of rank, honor, or occasion; also the framed part of a window that holds the glass.
from The fabric 'sash' comes from Arabic 'shash,' meaning muslin or a length of fine cloth, which once also named the turban wound from such cloth. English speakers in the 17th century borrowed it and reshaped the spelling to 'sash.' The window 'sash' is a different beast entirely — likely an English mangling of the French 'chassis' (frame), heard as a plural 'sashes' and then back-formed into a singular 'sash.'
- beauty pageants
- crowns the winner before the crown does
- japanese obi
- a kimono sash can cost more than the kimono
- window sash
- the part that slides, not the glass
- military origin
- once marked rank and carried wounded soldiers off battlefields
- etymology
- from Arabic shash, meaning muslin or turban cloth
miss universe sash — worn by annual winner since 1952, symbol of the pageant crown
orange order sash — worn by protestant marchers in northern ireland july parades since 1600s
japanese obi sash — traditional kimono waistband, tied in elaborate knots across japan for centuries