Jalousie

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒælÉ™siː/

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}}.

Full definition of jalousie

Noun

1. (naval architecture) A component in a ventilation system.
2. Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.
• unknown date “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.” — Dickens, Tale of Two Cities