persienne

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UK/ˌpɜːsiˈɛn/US/ˌpɝziˈɛn/US/ˈpɝsiɛn/

noun

Printed calico or similar material.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounpersienne (countable and uncountable, plural persiennes)

plural persiennes

  1. countableuncountablePrinted calico or similar material.
  2. countableuncountableA window blind with movable slats, similar to a Venetian blind.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchpersienne f
  2. Frenchpersienne
  3. Englishpersienne

Borrowed from French persienne (noun), from Middle French persienne f (adjective).

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Cite this entry
APA

persienne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persienne

MLA

“persienne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persienne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “persienne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persienne.

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