What is another word for venetians?

Pronunciation: [vɛnˈiːʃənz] (IPA)

Venetians are a type of window treatment that consists of vertical slats that can be adjusted to control light and privacy. There are several synonyms for the word Venetians, including blinds, louvers, shutters, and slats. Blinds are a general term that can refer to any type of window treatment that uses adjustable slats or vanes. Louvers are similar to Venetians but have a wider slat that is typically angled for better light control. Shutters are an exterior window treatment that can also be used indoors and have adjustable slats. Slat blinds are another term for Venetians that emphasizes the individual slats that make up the window treatment.

What are the hypernyms for Venetians?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Venetians

In the forenoon he went to mass at St. Mark's, to see the beauty and fashion of the city; and then he took a walk with his four or five young friends, or went with them to play at bowls, or even made an excursion to the main land, where they hired a carriage, and all those venetians got into it, like so many seamen, and drove the horse with as little mercy as if he had been a sail-boat.
"A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories"
William D. Howells
You know how all the venetians would drop us, and we should have no acquaintances here outside of the army."
"A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories"
William D. Howells
There she had been a power in her way; she had entertained, and had helped to make some matches: but the venetians ate nothing, and as for young people, they never saw each other but by stealth, and their matches were made by their parents on a money-basis.
"A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories"
William D. Howells

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