jalousie

jal·ou·sie

J0011700 (jăl′ə-sē)n. A blind or shutter having adjustable horizontal slats for regulating the passage of air and light.

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[French, from jalousie, jealousy, from Old French gelosie, from gelos, jealous; see jealous.]

jalousie

(ˈʒælʊˌziː) n1. (Furniture) a window blind or shutter constructed from angled slats of wood, plastic, etc2. (Furniture) a window made of similarly angled slats of glass[C19: from Old French gelosie latticework screen, literally: jealousy, perhaps because one can look through the screen without being seen]

jal•ou•sie

(ˈdʒæl əˌsi)

n. 1. a blind or shutter made with horizontal slats that can be adjusted to admit light and air but exclude rain and sun. 2. a window made of glass slats or louvers of a similar nature. [1585–95; < French < Italian gelosia jealousy] jal′ou•sied`, adj.

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Noun	1.	jalousie - a window with glass louvers louvered windowwindow - 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 slatslouver, louvre, fin - one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rainshutter - a hinged blind for a window

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