jalousie

Definition

A component in a ventilation system.

Etymology

Borrowed from French jalousie. Doublet of jealousy.

Example Sentences

• "A small lofty room, with its window wide open, and the wooden jalousie-blinds closed, so that the dark night only showed in slight horizontal lines of black, alternating with their broad lines of stone colour."
• "Nowhere the glitter of a glass casement; Venetian blinds, jalousies, closed every window, and rooms projected in all directions to catch the luxury of a through-draft of air."

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