window blind

noun

1. window shade.

Word History and Origins

Origin of window blind¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

The family watched closely as a translator showed them key features in their apartment: which knob matched which burner on the stovetop, how the garbage disposal and window blinds worked.

From Seattle Times

Social media photos and videos of the events show police physically pushing student reporters out of the room, and closing window blinds to prevent them from documenting the situation.

From Los Angeles Times

The clock chimed and the window blind snapped open.

From Literature

To get around this, the sternites actually slide past each other in a dipping motion, similar to window blinds, which allows their body to scrunch up into a ball.

From Science Daily

The buoyant stripes in a kinetic work from the late 1960s, made with window blinds attached to the surface of a canvas, appear and disappear, depending on your perspective.

From New York Times