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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERSIENNE

PERSIENNE Per `si *enne " (per `si *en "; -shi *en "; F. per `syen "), n. [F., fem. of presien Persian. ]

 

Defn: Properly, printed calico, whether Oriental or of fanciful design with flowers, etc. , in Western work. Hence, as extended in English, material of a similar character.

 

PERSIENNES

PERSIENNES Per `si *ennes " (-enz "; F. per `syen "), n. pl. [F.]

 

Defn: Window blinds having movable slats, similar to Venetian blinds.

 

French Dictionary

persienne

persienne n. f. nom féminin Contrevent à claire-voie. : Ferme les persiennes: il fait trop soleil. Note Orthographique persie nn e.