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jalousie
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[ˌʒalʊˈziː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a blind or shutter made of a row of angled slats
(e.g: he peeped between the half-open jalousies)
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Origin
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mid 18th century: French, literally ‘jealousy’, from Italian geloso ‘jealous’, also (by extension) ‘screen’, associated with the screening of women from view in the Middle East
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