Roman blind

British

noun

a window blind consisting of a length of material which, when drawn up, gathers into horizontal folds from the bottom

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Hang a colorful Roman blind or add a touch of style to the sill with pretty pots of fresh herbs.

From Seattle Times

“If you have a radiator under a window, you may not do a drapery; you may do a Roman blind,” Hollinshead Ward says, because it extends to the just bottom of the window instead of the floor.

From Seattle Times

“If you have a radiator under a window, you may not do a drapery; you may do a Roman blind,” Erika Hollinshead Ward says, because it extends to the just bottom of the window instead of the floor.

From Washington Post

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