Shash
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʃæʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shash is a noun meaning The scarf of a turban.
Meaning
The scarf of a turban.
More Meanings
- (television) Synonym of snow (“random pattern of dots when there is no signal”).
- (intransitive, rare) To produce white noise.
Example Sentences
Even productions designed for office or home video viewing usually need a title sequence to mark off the empty tape, hiss and shash from the prepared recording […]
So much for the ſilk in Judea called Sheſh in Hebrevv, vvhence haply, that fine linen or ſilk is called Shaſhes vvorn at this day about the heads of eaſtern people.
No one sees shash now, but it was naked television. Shash was the term for those black-and-burst patterns that danced across the screen when there was nothing being broadcast.
The machine shashed and crackled, broadcasting silence. Urgently the man repeated, 'Shearwater, Shearwater, Shearwater. This is Brewmarine. Keith speaking. Over. Over.' More shashing, more silence.
Word Forms
- shashes
- shashing
- shashed
Synonyms for shash
Depending on context, synonyms include snow.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sash, scarf, shashka, saafa, wrap, sashoon.
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