window blind

American  

noun

1. window shade.

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Etymology

Origin of window blind

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

Her hands, as they descend, remind me of window blinds—and her bright expression turns to a dark frown.

From Literature

The family watched closely as a translator showed them key features in their apartment: which knob matched which burner on the stovetop, how the garbage disposal and window blinds worked.

From Seattle Times

The clock chimed and the window blind snapped open.

From Literature

To get around this, the sternites actually slide past each other in a dipping motion, similar to window blinds, which allows their body to scrunch up into a ball.

From Science Daily

The buoyant stripes in a kinetic work from the late 1960s, made with window blinds attached to the surface of a canvas, appear and disappear, depending on your perspective.

From New York Times