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Found 2 hits - Term: venetian blind, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
venetian \vene"tian\, a. cf. it. veneziano, l. venetianus.
   of or pertaining to venice in italy.
   1913 webster

   venetian blind, a blind for windows, doors, etc., made of
      thin slats, either fixed at a certain angle in the
      shutter, or movable, and in the latter case so disposed as
      to overlap each other when closed, and to show a series of
      open spaces for the admission of air and light when in
      other positions.

   venetian carpet, an inexpensive carpet, used for passages
      and stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft;
      the pattern is therefore commonly made up of simple
      stripes.

   venetian chalk, a white compact talc or steatite, used for
      marking on cloth, etc.

   venetian door arch., a door having long, narrow windows
      or panes of glass on the sides.

   venetian glass, a kind of glass made by the venetians, for
      decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass
      of different colors fused together and wrought into
      various ornamental patterns.

   venetian red, a brownish red color, prepared from sulphate
      of iron; -- called also scarlet ocher.

   venetian soap. see castile soap, under soap.

   venetian sumac bot., a south european tree rhus
      cotinus which yields the yellow dyewood called fustet;
      -- also called smoke tree.

   venetian window arch., a window consisting of a main
      window with an arched head, having on each side a long and
      narrow window with a square head.
      1913 webster
see also:
venetian blind venetian carpet venetian chalk venetian door venetian glass venetian red 
scarlet ocher venetian soap castile soap soap venetian sumac 
rhus cotinus fustet smoke tree venetian window 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
venetian blind
     n : a window blind made of horizontal strips that overlap when
         closed


Results 1 - 7 of 7 found about venetian blind:

Venetian Blind >> V Words
Venetian Blind, definition of term: Venetian Blind
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Blind >> B Words
Blind, definition of term: Blind
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Venetian >> V Words
Venetian, definition of term: Venetian
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Blind Spot >> B Words
Blind Spot, definition of term: Blind Spot
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Blind Side >> B Words
Blind Side, definition of term: Blind Side
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Blind Date >> B Words
Blind Date, definition of term: Blind Date
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Blind Carbon Co >> B Words
Blind Carbon Co, definition of term: Blind Carbon Co
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