Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A blind or shutter having adjustable horizontal slats for regulating the passage of air and light.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
jealousy . - noun A blind or shutter made with slats, which are usually set at an angle so as to exclude the sun and rain while allowing the air to enter.
- noun plural The whole surface or inclosure of a gallery, veranda, or the like, formed of a series of slatted frames (see def. 1), of which some may be fixed and some may open on hinges.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A Venetian or slatted inside window blind.
- noun A window or door made of multiple glass or plastic slats, which can be opened or closed like a jalousie{1}.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun naval architecture A component in a
ventilation system. - noun Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a window with glass louvers
- noun a shutter made of angled slats
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Dick looked about him, but could see nothing at all suitable until his gaze happened to fall upon the window of a house opposite him, which was closed by a kind of jalousie shutter.
In Search of El Dorado Harry Collingwood 1886
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James Carl "jalousie" 2008 Installation view Courtesy of Diaz Contemporary/photo Toni Hafkenscheid
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James Carl "jalousie" 2008 Installation view Courtesy of Diaz Contemporary/photo Toni Hafkenscheid
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A cramped sun porch wrapped in jalousie windows, sparsely furnished.
Learning to Die in Miami Carlos Eire 2010
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He heard footsteps on the steel stairway, then a shadow crossed his window and someone tapped tentatively on the jalousie.
Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009
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Clawson tried to see through the corner of the jalousie with no success.
Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009
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The front window slid open, and in the back were jalousie windows that I cranked wide to let in the breeze.
Motel Paradiso 2007
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He heard footsteps on the steel stairway, then a shadow crossed his window and someone tapped tentatively on the jalousie.
Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009
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The front window slid open, and in the back were jalousie windows that I cranked wide to let in the breeze.
Motel Paradiso 2007
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Clawson tried to see through the corner of the jalousie with no success.
Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009
milosrdenstvi commented on the word jalousie
I saw this word for the first time about two months ago in Don Quixote. Now, I see it EVERYWHERE in EVERYTHING that I read. Even on CRAIGSLIST. For cryin' out loud!
September 7, 2009
asativum commented on the word jalousie
Inspiring a bit of jalousie, eh?
September 8, 2009