faja

There are parishes that have the name Faja (Portuguese for a part of town) in the Azores (an autonomous region of Portugal):Faja, two settlements, one in the northwestern part and in the central part of the AzoresFajã de Baixo , a parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada Fajã de Cima , a parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
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n. belt; strip, band; cummerbund; sash; girdle, corset; zone

v. wrap, swathe, swaddle; band

= gaff, sash.
Ex: As gaffs are an undergarment, they cannot be returned for hygienic reasons.
Ex: Just one other question: why are some of the sashes worn from left shoulder to right hip or right shoulder to left hip?.