persiennes
(used with a plural verb) Persian blinds.
(used with a singular verb) a printed or painted fabric of cotton or silk.
Origin of persiennes
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How to use persiennes in a sentence
Very different to the lazy drawing up of a roller-blind in England is the swinging open of a pair of French persiennes.
Her Royal Highness Woman | Max O'RellShe watched the sunshine coming in bars through the persiennes, and her immediate surroundings again melted away.
The Rainbow | D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceHe looked at the windows; those on the ground floor were provided with wooden shutters, those on the first floor with persiennes.
The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) | Charles Paul de KockA small, miserable-looking house stood in it, shut up, with broken persiennes covering the windows.
The Doctor's Dilemma | Hesba StrettonShe got up, walked across the floor to the open window and unfastened the persiennes.
The Garden Of Allah | Robert Hichens
British Dictionary definitions for persiennes
/ (ˌpɜːsɪˈɛnz) /
outside window shutters having louvres to keep out the sun while maintaining ventilation: Also called: Persian blinds
Origin of persiennes
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