"Venetian blind" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Venetian blinds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Venetian blind (plural Venetian blinds)
  1. A blind consisting of overlapping horizontal, flat slats, usually made of metal, vinyl or wood, that can be tilted so as to let in more or less light. Wikipedia link: Venetian blind Synonyms: venetian blind Translations (blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats): жалузи (žaluzi) (Bulgarian), တရုတ်ကတ် (ta.rutkat) (Burmese), veneciana [feminine] (Catalan), 百葉窗 (Chinese Mandarin), 百叶窗 (bǎiyèchuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), žaluzie [feminine, plural] (Czech), persienne [common-gender] (Danish), luxaflex [masculine] (Dutch), sälekaihdin (Finnish), store vénitien [masculine] (French), jalousie [feminine] (French), Jalousie [feminine] (German), παντζούρι (pantzoúri) [neuter] (Greek), veneziana [feminine] (Italian), ベネシャンブラインド (beneshan buraindo) (Japanese), 베네치안 블라인드 (Benechian beullaindeu) (Korean), vénitienne [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), persienne [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), persienne [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), żaluzja (Polish), persiana [feminine] (Portuguese), veneziana [feminine] (Portuguese), жалюзи́ (žaljuzí) [neuter, plural] (Russian), persiana [feminine] (Spanish), persienn (Swedish), benesyana (Tagalog), jalusid (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-Venetian_blind-en-noun-Fay5Qm1u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats",
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      "sense": "blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "veneziana"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "beneshan buraindo",
      "sense": "blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats",
      "word": "ベネシャンブラインド"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Benechian beullaindeu",
      "sense": "blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats",
      "word": "베네치안 블라인드"
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      "sense": "blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats",
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    },
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      "sense": "blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "persienne"
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      "sense": "blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats",
      "word": "żaluzja"
    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "persiana"
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      "sense": "blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats",
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      "word": "veneziana"
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      "sense": "blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats",
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      "word": "persiana"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats",
      "word": "persienn"
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      "sense": "blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats",
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