window shade

American  

noun

1. a shade or blind for a window, as a sheet of cloth or paper on a spring roller.

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Regionalisms

Shade is used widely for window shade, although blind is common in the Midland U.S. (as well as in Great Britain), and curtain is used chiefly in New England and the South Atlantic states.

Etymology

Origin of window shade

First recorded in 1800–10

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Example Sentences

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window shade

Iñárritu spends the film’s first quarter setting the scene and characters — strangely quite literally, raising what looks like a stage curtain but is revealed to be a window shade.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Inside, I closed the door with a wave of my hand and turned the window shade dark with a swipe of my finger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

The most disturbing sight, though, came into view when I shut off the last film and raised the window shade.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022

For example, it reported that 78 percent of U.S. adults agree that the window seat has control of the window shade.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2018

Like moonlight stealing under a window shade an idea insinuated itself: his earlier desire to see his own face.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

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