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jalousie
[jal-uh-see, zhal-oo-zee]
noun
a blind or shutter made with horizontal slats that can be adjusted to admit light and air but exclude rain and the rays of the sun.
a window made of glass slats or louvers of a similar nature.
jalousie
/ ˈæʊˌː /
noun
a window blind or shutter constructed from angled slats of wood, plastic, etc
a window made of similarly angled slats of glass
Other Word Forms
- jalousied adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of jalousie1
Example Sentences
Her family’s home lacked air conditioning, but they didn’t need it: their jalousie windows let in the sea breeze.
I’m replacing the old jalousie windows with full-length screens and putting in a beadboard ceiling.
The jalousies have all been closed, and the men are spread around the room as if assuming lookout posts.
I open the jalousies beside my bed and look out past the patio to the yard beyond.
Interior walls were built as jalousies to allow air to flow through the entire house.
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