Jalousie
//ˈʒalʊziː// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A component in a ventilation system.
- 2 a shutter made of angled slats wordnet
- 3 Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.
"A small lofty room, with its window wide open, and the wooden jalousie-blinds closed, so that the dark night only showed in slight horizontal lines of black, alternating with their broad lines of stone colour."
- 4 a window with glass louvers wordnet
- 5 A pastry with the upper side sliced before final baking to resemble a wooden slatted blind.
Example
More examples"A small lofty room, with its window wide open, and the wooden jalousie-blinds closed, so that the dark night only showed in slight horizontal lines of black, alternating with their broad lines of stone colour."
Etymology
Borrowed from French jalousie. Doublet of jealousy.
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