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jal·ou·sie (jal′ə sē′; Brit z̸hal′o̵̅o̅ zē′)

noun

a window, shade, or door formed of overlapping, horizontal slats, or louvers, of wood, metal, or glass, that can be adjusted to regulate the air or light coming between them

Etymology: Fr < It gelosia, lit., jealousy: prob. so named from permitting one to see without being seen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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