A painting of Captain Kidd with a red sash around his waist. William " Captain " Kidd ( c 1645 &ndash May 23, 1701) was a Scottish sailor remembered for his

A sash (Arabic: شاش‎, shash^[1]) is a cloth belt used to hold a robe together, and is usually tied about the waist. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language A belt is a flexible band typically made of Leather or heavy Cloth, and worn around the Waist. A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment. A robe is distinguished from a Cape or Cloak by the fact that it usually has Sleeves The English The Japanese equivalent of a sash, obi, serves to hold a kimono or yukata together. Obi (帯 おび is a Japanese word referring to several different types of Sashes worn with Kimono and Keikogi by both men and women The is the National costume of Japan. Originally the word "kimono" literally meant thing to wear ( ki wearing and mono thing but now has come is a Japanese summer Garment. People wearing yukata are a common sight at Fireworks displays Bon-odori festivals and other summer events Decorative sashes may pass from the shoulder to the hip rather than around the waist. Sash is an Arabic loanword that was introduced into the English language in 1590. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States ^[2]

Sashes traditionally form part of formal military attire (compare the sword-belt known as a baldric, and the cummerbund). A baldric (also baldrick, bawdrick, bauldrick as well as some other mostly rare or obsolete variations is a belt worn over one Shoulder A cummerbund is a broad waist Sash, usually Pleated which is often worn with single-breasted dinner jackets ( AmE: Tuxedos '. Most of the European Royal families wear sashes as a part of their royal (and/or military) regalia. A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. Generally the head of a royal family is a king or queen regnant Regalia is Latin Plurale tantum for the privileges and the insignia characteristic of a Sovereign. Some Order (decoration)s such as the Légion d'honneur include sashes as part of the seniormost grades' insignia. An Order is a Decoration, awarded by a government a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity In Latin America and some countries of Africa, a special presidential sash indicates a president's authority. A presidential sash is a cloth Sash worn by Presidents of many nations in the world President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. In France and Italy, sashes, featuring the national flag tricolours and worn on the right shoulder, are used by public authorities and local officials; likewise Italian military officers wear plain blue sashes on the right shoulder during ceremonial occasions. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A tricolour or tricolor (three colours is a Flag or Banner more-or-less equally divided (horizontally vertically or less frequently diagonally

Sashes are a distinctive feature of the modern French Army for parade dress. The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Land Army is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest They are worn around the waist in either blue or red by corps such as the Foreign Legion, the Spahis, the Chasseurs d' Afrique and the Tirailleurs which were originally raised in North Africa during the period of French colonial rule. Sipahi ( Ottoman Turkish: ota سپاهی also transliterated as Spahi, Sepahi, and Spakh; traditionally rendered as Spahia The Chasseurs d'Afrique (literally Huntsmen of Africa although "African Light Horse" would be an alternative translation were a light Tirailleur literally means a Sharpshooter in French from tir - target In its traditional Franco-Algerian or zouave form the sash ("ceinture de laine") was four metres in length and forty centimetres in width. Zouave was the title given to certain Infantry regiments in the French Army, normally serving in French North Africa between 1831 and 1962

Elaborately emboroidered sash from 1635-1642 (Victoria and Albert Museum no. The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design housing a permanent collection 1509-1882).

At the time of the American Civil War (1861-65) red sashes were authorised for officers and sergeants of the regular US Army (Army Regulations of 1861). Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. U. S. Generals continued to wear buff silk sashes in full dress until 1917. In the Confederate Army of the Civil War period sash colour indicated the corps or status of the wearer. The War Department was established by the Confederate Congress in an act on February 21, 1861. For example: gold for cavalry, burgundy for infantry, black for chaplains, red for sergeants, green or blue for medics, and grey or cream for general officers.

The modern British Army retains a scarlet sash for wear by sergeants in certain orders of dress, over the right shoulder to the hip. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. A similar burgundy sash is worn around the waist by officers of the Foot Guards in scarlet full dress and officers of line infantry in dark blue "Number 1" dress. The same practice is followed in some Commonwealth armies.

The present day armies of India and Pakistan both make extensive use of waist sashes for ceremonial wear. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The colours vary widely according to regiment or branch and match those of the turbans where worn. Typically two or more colours are incorporated in the sash, in vertical stripes. One end hangs loose at the side and may have an ornamental fringe. The practice of wearing distinctive regimental sashes goes back to at least the nineteenth century.

In the United States, the sash has picked up a more ceremonial and less practical purpose. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sashes are used at higher education commencement ceremonies, by high school homecoming parade nominees, in beauty pageants, as well as by corporations to acknowledge high achievement. Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an Academic degree or the associated ceremony High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution A beauty contest or beauty pageant is a competition based mainly though not always entirely on the physical beauty of its contestants and often incorporating Personality

In Canada, hand woven sashes (called ceintures fléchées and sometimes "L'Assumption sash" after a town in which they were mass produced) were derived from Iroquoiuan carrying belts sometime in the 18th century. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The ceinture fléchée (from French English: "arrow sash" is a type of colorful Sash, a traditional piece of French-Canadian clothing of the 19th The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the "League of Peace and Power" the "Five Nations" the "Six Nations" or the "People of the Longhouse As a powerful multi-use tool this sash found use in the fur trade which brought it into the North West. The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal Fur. In this period the weave got tighter and size expanded, with some examples more than four metres in length. Coloured thread was widely used. Today it is considered to be primarily a symbol of the 1837 Lower Canada Rebellion Patriotes and the Métis peoples. The Lower Canada Rebellion is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada (now Quebec) and the British colonial power of that The Métis are descendants of marriages of Cree, Ojibway Algonquin, Saulteaux, and Menominee aboriginals to Europeans,

In Ireland, especially Northern Ireland, the sash is a symbol of the Orange Order. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Orange Institution, more commonly known as the Orange Order or the Orange Lodge, is a Protestant fraternal organisation based predominantly Orange Order sashes were originally of the ceremonial shoulder-to-hip variety as worn by the British military. Over the 20th century the sash has been mostly replaced by V-shaped collarettes, which are still generally referred to as sashes. The item is celebrated in the song 'The Sash my Father Wore'. The Sash (also known as The Sash My Father Wore) is an Ulster ballad commemorating the victory in the Williamite war in Ireland in 1690–1691 over

Sashes are also indicative of holding the class of Grand Cross or Grand Cordon in an Order of Chivalry or Order of Merit. For the astrological term see Grand cross. The phrase Grand Cross is used to denote the highest grade in many orders of Knighthood. Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. The Order of Merit is a British and Commonwealth Order bestowed by the Monarch.

See also

• Presidential sash

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