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persiennes definition

per·si·ennes (pʉr′zē enz′, -sē-; Fr per syen′)

plural noun

outside shutters for windows, having adjustable, horizontal slats like those on Venetian blinds

Etymology: Fr, fem. pl. of persien, Persian

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