jalousie

Plural: jalousies

Noun

• A window or door with adjustable horizontal slats to admit light and air.
• a window with glass louvers
• a shutter made of angled slats
• A component in a ventilation system.
• Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.
• A pastry with the upper side sliced before final baking to resemble a wooden slatted blind.

Examples

• The JALOUSIE of his strategy allowed for glimpses of future high-scoring words.

Synonyms

louvered window

Related Words

blind, curtain