window shade

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noun

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

Origin of window shade

First recorded in 1800–10

Also called blind, window blind.

regional variation note For window shade

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.

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How to use window shade in a sentence

How to stay cool and safe during a heat waveAs soon as the sun rises, window shades should come down.
How to cool your home without relying on air conditioning | Sarah Kaplan | July 23, 2021 | Washington Post
Braceway went in on tiptoes, but Bristow stirred and turned toward him when the nurse put up the window shade.
The Winning Clue | James Hay, Jr.
Adair, with his eye at a hole in a window shade, gave his attention to the attack.
Empire Builders | Francis Lynde
With that I closed my door upon the scene, and strove to bury myself in oblivion behind the white window-shade.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas | Charles Warren Stoddard
When we came in from dinner, I drew the window-shade, and saw that it was snowing fiercely.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1887 | Various

Looking across as the last note died away, she thought he was asleep, and rose to draw down the window-shade.
Mary Ware in Texas | Annie F. Johnston

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