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.

Noun
accordion blind (plural accordion blinds)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- cellular shade, cell shade
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
| plural | accordion blinds |
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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
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