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jal⋅ou⋅sie

[jal-uh-see or, especially Brit., zhal-oo-zee]
–noun
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.

Origin:
1585–95; < F < It gelosia jealousy; so called because such blinds afford a view while hiding the viewer


jal⋅ou⋅sied, adjective
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jal·ou·sie   (jāl'ə-sē)   
n.  A blind or shutter having adjustable horizontal slats for regulating the passage of air and light.

[French, from jalousie, jealousy, from Old French gelosie, from gelos, jealous; see jealous.]
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Word Origin & History

jalousie 
1766, from Fr., lit. "jealousy," from notion of looking through blinds without being seen.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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