Jalousie refers to a blind with adjustable horizontal slats for controlling light and air, or a window with similar adjustable glass louvers.
Jalousie se refiere a una persiana con listones horizontales ajustables para controlar la luz y el aire, o a una ventana con listones de vidrio similares.
| Front | jalousie \JAL-uh-see\ |
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| Back | noun 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 control ventilation. [Etymologists are clear on the source of the word "jalousie" -- it's French for "jealousy" -- but the relationship between the emotion and the window treatments originally referred to as jalousies is not something they've speculated much about. Is it that those peering out through the original jalousie blinds were jealous of the people outside? Or is it more likely that the jealousy festered in the hearts of those outside, who could see the blinds but not the faces and lives of the people they hid? This excerpt from the October 23, 1766 entry in the Duchess of Northumberland's diary perhaps provides a clue: "Rows of Seats with Jalousies in Front that [the women] may not be seen."] "The rooms of the little bungalow were protected from the brutal tropical heat by wooden jalousies." |
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