sash cord
- noun
- /sæʃ kɔrd/
- Specialized
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- The installer recommended using a durable sash cord to prevent the window from sticking.
Examples
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In our house, windows squealed down on dusty sash cords and curtains slumped shut.
Fiction book (1996) -
I used 3/8" nylon sash cord that is found in every hardware store.
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All four were tied with the same nylon sash cord... sold in most hardware stores... and their mouths were taped.
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Use a thickish sash cord, like clothesline or rope, to secure the window.
Synonyms
A strong cord inside a window that lets the frame move up and down
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents are concrete and the compound follows a regular noun–noun composition: a 'sash cord' is simply the cord associated with a window sash used to raise and lower it. This compositional relation is common and predictable cross‑linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows 'sash' and 'cord' can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Sash cord comes from a simple, literal idea: a sash is the moving part of a window and a cord is a strong rope tied to it and to a weight inside the frame. So sash cord means the rope used 'to raise and lower' the window sash, and if the cord breaks the sash can fall.