window blind

American  

noun

1. window shade.

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Etymology

Origin of window blind

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

“One day we lifted the cover of the window blind and saw a bag stuck there,” said Patricia Fernández, a public-sector employee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

She said he went to his bedroom and she heard the window blind being raised and the grill being "shaken vigorously," and then there was a loud bang.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2022

This hardworking horticulturist recently removed overgrown viburnum and neglected perennials from a border, and he felt like he had lifted a window blind and let in the light.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2022

The tatters of a vinyl window blind shamble down from a string and we hear footsteps receding deeper into the house.

From Time • Jul. 21, 2017

I sat there for surely an hour, staring at a daylit hole in the window blind, without smoking or taking off my coat or loosening my necktie.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger