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persiennes

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persiennes [ˌpɜːsɪˈɛnz]
pl n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) outside window shutters having louvres to keep out the sun while maintaining ventilation Also called Persian blinds
[from French, from persien Persian]


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I wondered in what part of the building was situated her apartment; and a single light, shining through the persiennes of one croisee, seemed to direct me to it.
 
 
 
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