JALOUSIE


Meaning of JALOUSIE in English

[ 'ʒalʊzi: ]

■ noun a blind or shutter made of a row of angled slats.

Origin

C18: Fr., lit. 'jealousy', from Ital. geloso 'jealous', also (by extension) 'screen', assoc. with the screening of women from view in the Middle East.

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