Jalousie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʒalʊziː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jalousie is a noun meaning (naval architecture) A component in a ventilation system.
Meaning
(naval architecture) A component in a ventilation system.
More Meanings
- Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.
- A pastry with the upper side sliced before final baking to resemble a wooden slatted blind.
Example Sentences
Nowhere the glitter of a glass casement; Venetian blinds, jalousies, closed every window, and rooms projected in all directions to catch the luxury of a through-draft of air.
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 lines of stone colour.
Word Forms
- jalousies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include louver, sidepiece, louvre, jaum, jetty, jamb.
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