VENETIAN BLIND


Meaning of VENETIAN BLIND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ və-ˈnē-shən- ]

noun

Etymology: Venetian of Venice, Italy

Date: 1770

: a blind (as for a window) having numerous horizontal slats that may be set simultaneously at any of several angles so as to vary the amount of light admitted

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