JALOUSIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jalousie mean? 

• JALOUSIE (noun)
  The noun JALOUSIE has 2 senses:

1. a window with glass louvers

2. a shutter made of angled slats

  Familiarity information: JALOUSIE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JALOUSIE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A window with glass louvers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

jalousie; louvered window

Hypernyms ("jalousie" is a kind of...):

window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A shutter made of angled slats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("jalousie" is a kind of...):

shutter (a hinged blind for a window)

Meronyms (parts of "jalousie"):

fin; louver; louvre (one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain)