Jalousie

Word JALOUSIE
Character 8
Hyphenation ‖Ja lou sie
Pronunciations /ˈdʒæləsiː/

Definitions and meanings of "Jalousie"

What do we mean by jalousie?

A blind or shutter having adjustable horizontal slats for regulating the passage of air and light. 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. 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}. noun

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. noun

A window with glass louvers noun

A shutter made of angled slats noun

(naval architecture) A component in a ventilation system.

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.

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The word "jalousie" in example sentences

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. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)

James Carl "jalousie" 2008 Installation view Courtesy of Diaz Contemporary/photo Toni Hafkenscheid ❋ Unknown (2009)

A cramped sun porch wrapped in jalousie windows, sparsely furnished. ❋ Carlos Eire (2010)

He heard footsteps on the steel stairway, then a shadow crossed his window and someone tapped tentatively on the jalousie. ❋ James Lee Burke (2009)

Clawson tried to see through the corner of the jalousie with no success. ❋ James Lee Burke (2009)

The front window slid open, and in the back were jalousie windows that I cranked wide to let in the breeze. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I was introduced to Robbe-Grillet by my friend Robert Uth when I was still in my teens, with the famous Grove Press double of JEALOUSY and IN THE LABYRINTH, which pictured the author himself peering through the slats of a jalousie shade or venetian blind. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Bill Wood Woman demonstrating jalousie window unit ❋ Unknown (2008)

Emily Luchetti's new book, "A Passion for Desserts" ($35), cleverly demystifies everything from coconut pavlovas to apricot jalousie tarts by explaining in concise steps how to construct all her desserts. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Turning, at length, into one of the numerous streets which branched from this main thoroughfare, they stopped before a rather mean – looking house with jalousie blinds to every window; a flight of steps before the green street – door; a shining white ornament on the rails on either side like a petrified pineapple, polished; a little oblong plate of the same material over the knocker whereon the name of ❋ Unknown (2006)

Je suis absolument morte de rire... et de jalousie ! ❋ Unknown (2006)

It had no air conditioning, the aluminum jalousie windows providing the only ventilation, and it was teeming with freshmen from all over the world – but mostly, it seemed, from New York City. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Tu as done oublie, lui dis – je, et que tu as quarante – cinq ans, et que la jalousie est un mal sans remede? ❋ Unknown (2004)

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