jal·ou·sie (j l  -s )n. A blind or shutter having adjustable horizontal slats for regulating the passage of air and light. [French, from jalousie, jealousy, from Old French gelosie, from gelos, jealous; see jealous.] |
jalousie [ˈʒælʊˌziː]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a window blind or shutter constructed from angled slats of wood, plastic, etc.
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a window made of similarly angled slats of glass
[from Old French gelosie latticework screen, literally: jealousy, perhaps because one can look through the screen without being seen]
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| Noun | 1. |  jalousie - a window with glass louvers window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air |
| 2. | jalousie - a shutter made of angled slats louver, louvre, fin - one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain shutter - a hinged blind for a window |
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