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单词 venetian blind
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venetian blind


noun

a blind, as for a window, having overlapping horizontal slats that may be opened or closed, especially one in which the slats may be raised and drawn together above the window by pulling a cord.

Origin of venetian blind

First recorded in 1760–70

OTHER WORDS FROM venetian blind

ve·ne·tianed, adjective

Words nearby venetian blind

venesection, Veneti, Venetia, Venetian, Venetian ball, venetian blind, Venetian blue, Venetian dentil, Venetian door, Venetian glass, Venetian red
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Example sentences from the Web for venetian blind

  • Battens or boards placed at a certain angle, so as to admit air, but not wet; a kind of Venetian-blind.

    The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for venetian blind

Venetian blind

noun

a window blind consisting of a number of horizontal slats whose angle may be altered to let in more or less light
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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