sash cord
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A cord, usually of braided cotton, connecting the sash weight to the sash (opening part of a window), and running over a pulley at the top of the frame.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[…] he went to lower the upper sash, only to discover that both sash-cords were broken, and that the window had to be lowered to its full extent, or not at all."
- "He found the body in number five, a once good-looking man in his late thirties with a length of sash cord still around his neck and blood from his wounds soaking into the bedcovers."
Usage
Inflected Forms
sash cords (plural)