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  • 41blind — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German blint blind, Old English blandan to mix more at blend Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) sightless (2) having less than 1/10 of normal vision in the more efficient …

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  • 42blind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ambush, screen; shade, shutter; deception, ruse, subterfuge. adj. sightless; shortsighted; unperceptive. See blindness, inattention, concealment. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without sight] Syn.… …

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  • 43blind — 1. adjective 1) he has been blind since birth Syn: sightless, unsighted, visually impaired, visionless, unseeing; partially sighted, purblind; informal as blind as a bat Ant: sighted 2) the government must be blind Syn …

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  • 44Venetian — 1. adjective Of, from, or relating to Venice. 2. noun a) An inhabitant or a resident of Venice and the region of Venezia. b) The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region …

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  • 45venetian — /vəˈniʃən/ (say vuh neeshuhn) noun 1. Colloquial → venetian blind. 2. (plural) a tape or braid for holding the slats of venetian blinds in place. 3. a cotton or wool cloth of superior quality, used for linings. {originally with reference to… …

  • 46Venetian — Ve•ne•tian [[t]vəˈni ʃən[/t]] adj. 1) peo of or pertaining to Venice, its residents, or their speech 2) peo a native or resident of Venice 3) peo the form of Upper Italian spoken in Venice and its environs 4) fur (l.c.) venetian blind 5) tex Also …

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  • 47Venetian — The term Venetian may refer to:*Venetian language * Venice (disambiguation) *Venetian Gothic architecture, originated in the 14th century *Venetians in Movement, an Italian political party * Venetia, disambiguation * Veneto, region of Italy *… …

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  • 48blind — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ⇨ See also ↑shade ADJECTIVE ▪ window ▪ roller, venetian VERB + BLIND ▪ open, pull up, raise …

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  • 49Window blind — For other uses, see Blinds (disambiguation). For the desktop theming software, see WindowBlinds. Various window blinds A window blind is a type of window coverings. There are many different kinds of window blinds, using different systems and… …

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  • 50Mini blind — A mini blind (mini blind, miniblind)[1] is a type of non vertical window blind made of long, narrow slats held together by string and located inside the window. Its slats are not as wide as venetian blind slats …

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