persiennes
[ pur-zee-enz; French per-syen ]
/ ˌpɜr ziˈɛnz; French pɛrˈsyɛn /
noun
(used with a plural verb)
Persian blinds.
(used with a singular verb)
a printed or painted fabric of cotton or silk.
Origin of persiennes
1835–45; < French, noun use of plural of
persienne, feminine of
persien, obsolete variant of
persan
Persian
Words nearby persiennes
persian violet,
persian walnut,
persians, the,
persicaria,
persichetti,
persiennes,
persiflage,
persimmon,
persis,
persist,
persistence
Example sentences from the Web for persiennes
She got up, walked across the floor to the open window and unfastened the persiennes.
The Garden Of Allah |Robert HichensShe watched the sunshine coming in bars through the persiennes, and her immediate surroundings again melted away.
The Rainbow |D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceVery different to the lazy drawing up of a roller-blind in England is the swinging open of a pair of French persiennes.
Her Royal Highness Woman |Max O'RellHe looked at the windows; those on the ground floor were provided with wooden shutters, those on the first floor with persiennes.
The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) |Charles Paul de Kock
British Dictionary definitions for persiennes
persiennes
/ (ˌpɜːsɪˈɛnz) /
pl n
outside window shutters having louvres to keep out the sun while maintaining ventilation
Also called: Persian blinds
Word Origin for persiennes
C19: from French, from
persien Persian