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accordion blind

/əˈkɔ(ɹ).di.ən ˌblaɪnd/

accordion blind noun: a type of blind or shade with fabric in an accordion pleat, exhibiting a honeycomb structure when viewed from the side.

accordion blind: a type of blind or shade with fabric in an accordion pleat, exhibiting a honeycomb structure when...
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Noun

accordion blind (plural accordion blinds)

  1. A type of blind or shade with fabric in an accordion pleat, exhibiting a honeycomb structure when viewed from the side.
    • Cal Craft accordion blind consists of random-width white slats handwoven with yellow, blue and gold yarns.1959, Upholsterer and Interior Decorator
    • The accordion blind is probably easier to make and more versatile than the roller type, which requires stronger paper.1987, Faith Shannon, Paper Pleasures: The Creative Guide to Papercraft

Examples of accordion blind in a sentence

  • An expensive lever lowered an accordion blind between the panes.2007, Gary Hansen, Wet Desert, WetDesert, →ISBN, page 56:
  • When I woke in my bunk later, and drew back the swaying accordion blind to reveal the lights of a coastal town, I had no sense of how far we’d come.2018, Nancy Campbell, The Library of Ice: Readings from a Cold Climate, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

Synonyms of accordion blind

Forms of accordion blind

pluralaccordion blinds

Origin of accordion blind

From accordion + blind. From the fact that the blind folds similarly to an accordion.

Questions about accordion blind

What does accordion blind mean?
Accordion blind means a type of blind or shade with fabric in an accordion pleat, exhibiting a honeycomb structure when viewed from the side.
How do you use accordion blind in a sentence?
An expensive lever lowered an accordion blind between the panes.
What part of speech is accordion blind?
Accordion blind is a noun.
How do you pronounce accordion blind?
Accordion blind is pronounced /əˈkɔ(ɹ).di.ən ˌblaɪnd/.
What is the plural of accordion blind?
The plural of accordion blind is accordion blinds.

Words near accordion blind in the dictionary

  1. according to one's lights
  2. according to one's understanding
  3. according to plan
  4. accordingly
  5. accordion
  6. accordion blind
  7. accordion blinds
  8. accordion file
  9. accordion files
  10. accordion fold
  11. accordion pleat

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