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jalousie
[ jal-uh-seeor, especially British, 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
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jalousie1
C19: from Old French gelosie latticework screen, literally: jealousy , perhaps because one can look through the screen without being seen
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Her family’s home lacked air conditioning, but they didn’t need it: their jalousie windows let in the sea breeze.
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I’m replacing the old jalousie windows with full-length screens and putting in a beadboard ceiling.
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The jalousies have all been closed, and the men are spread around the room as if assuming lookout posts.
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I open the jalousies beside my bed and look out past the patio to the yard beyond.
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Interior walls were built as jalousies to allow air to flow through the entire house.
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