persiennes

[ pur-zee-enz; French per-syen ]

noun
  1. (used with a plural verb) Persian blinds.

  2. (used with a singular verb) a printed or painted fabric of cotton or silk.

Origin of persiennes

1
1835–45; <French, noun use of plural of persienne, feminine of persien, obsolete variant of persanPersian

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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.

  • She watched the sunshine coming in bars through the persiennes, and her immediate surroundings again melted away.

    The Rainbow | D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • He looked at the windows; those on the ground floor were provided with wooden shutters, those on the first floor with persiennes.

  • A small, miserable-looking house stood in it, shut up, with broken persiennes covering the windows.

    The Doctor's Dilemma | Hesba Stretton
  • She 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

persiennes

/ (ˌpɜːsɪˈɛnz) /


pl n
  1. outside window shutters having louvres to keep out the sun while maintaining ventilation: Also called: Persian blinds

Origin of persiennes

1
C19: from French, from persien Persian

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