jalousie
(noun) a shutter made of angled slats
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jalousie (plural jalousies)
(naval architecture) 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.
Source: Wiktionary
Ja`lou`sie", n. Etym: [F. See Jealousy.]
Definition: A Venetian or slatted inside window blind.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
