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

Example Sentences

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

The window shade was drawn, giving the artificially lit room a bunkerlike feeling.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2021

In a memorable scene, Ms. Malone removes her glasses, pulls down a window shade — a move she improvised during the filming — and says, “Looks like we’re closed for the rest of the afternoon.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2018

The poster snaps up like a window shade.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor