JALOUSIE


Meaning of JALOUSIE in English

— jalousied , adj.

/jal"euh see'/ or, esp. Brit., /zhal"oo zee'/ , n.

1. a blind or shutter made with horizontal slats that can be adjusted to admit light and air but exclude rain and the rays of the sun.

2. a window made of glass slats or louvers of a similar nature.

[ 1585-95; gelosia JEALOUSY; so called because such blinds afford a view while hiding the viewer ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .