Venetian blind
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- noun
- /vəˈniːʃən blaɪnd/
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persiana veneciana
- In the morning, he opened the Venetian blinds to enjoy the view of the garden.
- slats of Venetian blind
- window with Venetian blinds
- open Venetian blinds
Examples
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Payne turns off the light board and goes to the Venetian blinds.
Fiction book (1998) -
Half expecting trouble, he glanced out through the Venetian blinds and was relieved to see the pizza delivery boy.
Fiction book (1999) -
We see a bedroom through a gap in the Venetian blind.
Fiction book (1991) -
Look at these Venetian blinds.
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Every light in the apartment is on; the Venetian blinds are closed.
Fiction book (2000) -
But the library door was locked tight, and the Venetian blinds were slanted shut.
Fiction book (1995) -
The woman on the other side of the street is clearly visible through the slats of the Venetian blinds.
Fiction book (2002) -
Pale gray light leaked between the slats of my Venetian blinds onto Andrew's sleeping form.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sunlight peeked through the closed Venetian blinds, and outside, seagulls screeched in their early-morning quest for food.
Fiction book (1991) -
The afternoon sun filtered softly through the Venetian blinds, creating striped patterns on the floor.
Synonyms
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A cover for a window that blocks light
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A piece of material you pull down to block light or give privacy at a window
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A cover for a window that blocks light and gives privacy
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A window covering of long vertical slats that you turn to control light and privacy
A window covering made of fabric that moves up and down to block light and give privacy
How Light-Blocking
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'Venetian' (of or relating to Venice/style) with 'blind' (a window covering), so its basic meaning — a particular type of window blind — is directly derivable from the constituents. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it refers to a specific style of blind (even if precise details about horizontal slats might require visual familiarity).
Etymology
Venetian blind may come from Venice or from traders who sold window covers made of thin, horizontal slats that you can tilt. Picture those flat slats opening to let light in or closing to hide the room, and that is why the name means a window blind used 'to control light and privacy'.