jalousie: Meaning and Definition of

jal•ou•sie

Pronunciation: ( jal'u-sē" or, esp. Brit., zhal'oo-zē"), [key]
— 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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