jalousie
- noun
- /ˈdʒæləsi/
- US
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persiana
- There is a lengthy silence during which, it seems to Douglass, the entirety of a December dusk fills the jalousie windows behind Lincoln's desk.
- jalousie window
Examples
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Bayside Beach Bar, Jalousie Plantation, St. Lucia
Blog text (14) -
A particularly memorable example of this technique is the obsessive return of the narrative camera to the scene of the crushed centipede on the wall in La Jalousie by Robbe-Grillet.
Academic text (1992) -
They're actually called "jalousie" windows.
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Beverly adjusted the jalousie on the living room window in order to view Carl.
Fiction book (1999) -
The poetic voice of "Jalousie" expresses a split subjectivity on the boundary of conscious and unconscious identifications, also explored in Rimbaud's experimental writing.
Academic text (2000) -
Beverly adjusted the jalousie on the living room window in order to view Carl.
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Our house had jalousie windows, each containing three panes of glass bordered by steel frames.
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Outside the multipaned windows, the jalousie shutters rattled with the force of the storm rolling over the island.
Synonyms
A window with slanted glass slats that open to let air and light in
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jalousie comes from the same root as the English word jealous, which is about 'jealousy'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone who wants to 'look' out without being seen; the slats in the blind let you do that. That's why a jalousie is a window with slats you can adjust to control light and air.
