window shade

window shade
noun
an opaque window blind that can cover or uncover a window (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑window blind
• Hyponyms: ↑roller blind

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noun
: shade 7g

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a shade or blind for a window, as a sheet of cloth or paper on a spring roller. Also called blind, window blind.
[1800-10]
Regional Variation. 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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window shade,
1. a) a sheet of opaque material wound on a roller, and unwound to cover a window. b) the roller together with such a sheet, fastened especially at the top of a window frame.
2. any adjustable inside covering for a window.

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noun, pl ⋯ shades [count]
US : a roll of cloth or plastic that is hung at the top of a window and that can be pulled down to cover the window — called also blind (US) shade

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ˈwindow shade [window shade] noun (NAmE)
= ↑blind

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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