venetian blind
noun
: a blind (as for a window) having numerous horizontal slats that may be set simultaneously at any of several angles so as to vary the amount of light admitted
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Horizontal venetian blinds installed outside of the tower's glass envelope reject unwanted summer heat, while a pane of glass installed over the blinds and ventilated at the top and bottom protects the blinds from high winds.
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Peter Fairley, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2010
The mural, which depicts a New York cityscape through venetian blinds, is the work of SuZen, a 78-year-old multimedia artist who received a $10,000 public grant for the piece in 1984.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 31 May 2024
Sunlight between the slats of the venetian blinds like warm gauze bandages.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Their prototype would move back and forth between L1 and another equilibrium point, with the sail tilting between pointing to the sun and being perpendicular to it, moving like a slat on a venetian blind.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
With sensual, melancholy works made from venetian blinds and other domestic objects, Yang has managed to escape the conspicuous identity politics that define much of the contemporary art world.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020
Aaron struck it with a homemade harpoon attached to a spool of venetian blind cord, but the crocodile dislodged the hook and disappeared underwater.
—Ngm Maps, National Geographic, 1 Aug. 2019
Inside the Triennale di Milano now is a retrospective of the acclaimed Korean artist Haegue Yang anchored by Cittadella, or Citadel, an installation that invites visitors to step into an elaborate maze made up of 176 venetian blinds.
—Erik Maza, Town & Country, 27 Sep. 2018
One broadcast commentator even compared it to venetian blinds (yikes).
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 18 Oct. 2018
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Peter Fairley, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2010
The mural, which depicts a New York cityscape through venetian blinds, is the work of SuZen, a 78-year-old multimedia artist who received a $10,000 public grant for the piece in 1984.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 31 May 2024
Sunlight between the slats of the venetian blinds like warm gauze bandages.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Their prototype would move back and forth between L1 and another equilibrium point, with the sail tilting between pointing to the sun and being perpendicular to it, moving like a slat on a venetian blind.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
With sensual, melancholy works made from venetian blinds and other domestic objects, Yang has managed to escape the conspicuous identity politics that define much of the contemporary art world.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020
Aaron struck it with a homemade harpoon attached to a spool of venetian blind cord, but the crocodile dislodged the hook and disappeared underwater.
—Ngm Maps, National Geographic, 1 Aug. 2019
Inside the Triennale di Milano now is a retrospective of the acclaimed Korean artist Haegue Yang anchored by Cittadella, or Citadel, an installation that invites visitors to step into an elaborate maze made up of 176 venetian blinds.
—Erik Maza, Town & Country, 27 Sep. 2018
One broadcast commentator even compared it to venetian blinds (yikes).
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 18 Oct. 2018
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“Venetian blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venetian%20blind. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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venetian blind
noun
ve·ne·tian blind
və-ˌnē-shən- 
: a blind having thin horizontal slats that can be adjusted to keep out light or to let light come in between them
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