jalousie window — noun see jalousie 2 … Useful english dictionary
Window — This article is about the part of a building. For the Microsoft operating system, see Microsoft Windows. For other uses, see Window (disambiguation) and Windows (disambiguation). Pair of windows, Old Ship Church, Hingham, Massachusetts … Wikipedia
Jalousie — Ja lou sie , n. [F. See {Jealousy}.] 1. A Venetian or slatted inside window blind. [1913 Webster] 2. A window or door made of multiple glass or plastic slats, which can be opened or closed like a jalousie[1]. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jalousie — [jal′ə sē΄; ] Brit [ zhal′o͞o zē΄] n. [Fr < It gelosia, lit., JEALOUSY: prob. so named from permitting one to see without being seen] a window, shade, or door formed of overlapping, horizontal slats, or louvers, of wood, metal, or glass, that… … English World dictionary
jalousie — noun /ˈdʒæləsiː/ a) A component in a ventilation system. “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… … Wiktionary
jalousie — noun Etymology: French, literally, jealousy, from Old French gelus jealous Date: 1766 1. a blind with adjustable horizontal slats for admitting light and air while excluding direct sun and rain 2. a window made of adjustable glass louvers that… … New Collegiate Dictionary
jalousie — jalousied, adj. /jal euh see / or, esp. Brit., /zhal oo zee /, n. 1. a blind or shutter made with horizontal slats that can be adjusted to admit light and air but exclude rain and the rays of the sun. 2. a window made of glass slats or louvers of … Universalium
window shade — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shade, blind, Venetian blind, screen, shutter, canopy, awning, jalousie, curtain … English dictionary for students
jalousie — jal|ou|sie [ dʒæləsi ] noun count a series of flat pieces of plastic, wood, or metal that are joined together one above the other in order to cover a window, and that can be moved to let in light or air … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jalousie — jal·ou·sie || dʒælÉ™sɪ / ʒæluËzÉªË n. blind made of adjustable angled slats; window with glass shutters … English contemporary dictionary
