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jalee

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[jah-lee] / ˈdʒɑ li /

noun

  1. (in Indian architecture) decorated and pierced slabs of marble used as a screen.

Etymology

Origin of jalee

First recorded in 1895–1900, jalee is from the Hindi word jālī network

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