paravent

[ par-uh-vent ]

noun
  1. a screen against a draft or the wind.

Origin of paravent

1
<French: literally, against wind, equivalent to para-para-2 + ventwind1

Words Nearby paravent

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How to use paravent in a sentence

  • There was a bed in one corner, with a large screen, or paravent, half drawn before it.

    Richelieu, v. 3/3 | G. P. R. James