| 单词 | jalousie |
| 例句 | My son’s bed stays nestled against the corner, far from the peeking jalousies. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I open the jalousies beside my bed and look out past the patio to the yard beyond. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The men go into Lucinda’s room without knocking, opening up the jalousies, lifting the bedskirt and matching skirt on her vanity, plunging their bayonets underneath. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z At the door of the study I paused, overcome as always by the high shelves packed with books like a library and the dark wood of the walls and jalousies. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The jalousies have all been closed, and the men are spread around the room as if assuming lookout posts. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Sunlight is streaming in through the jalousie windows. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Maybe it was my nerves, but his office had the closed-in feeling of a jail cell, metal jalousies at the windows and fluorescence the only light. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We both tiptoed down the hall to the living room and found Mama angling the jalousie just so. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She leans over my bed and angles the jalousies open. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z At our spying jalousie—as we called that front window—I recognize the man who delivers the telegrams. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m badly tempted to knock on the door and ask the owner to open the now-shuttered jalousie walls and otherwise let us snoop around. Long regarded as an architecture lovers shrine, Sarasota, Fla., attracts fresh fans 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Her family’s home lacked air conditioning, but they didn’t need it: their jalousie windows let in the sea breeze. Surfside residents fight to keep their town’s character, worry about the future after condo collapse 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z I’m replacing the old jalousie windows with full-length screens and putting in a beadboard ceiling. How to maximize even the tiniest outdoor spaces 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Interior walls were built as jalousies to allow air to flow through the entire house. Tampa Bay’s mid-century modern buildings still captivate 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z Then Will took Azito's knife and cut down the cord that drew the jalousies across the window. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z What would wear the appearance of iron bars in every other place of the kind that I have seen, are here made to look like very neat jalousies. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z I go there now and then; and in spite of all the talk about the Paris doctors' jalousie de métier, I have never yet met any one who tried to supplant me in this practice. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z The town of St. John’s, with its white houses and green jalousies, lay stretched before us, surmounted by its neat and pretty church; and upon our left the Fort of St. James and Rat Island. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z About them were dark streets with jalousies that clicked as anxious house-holders thrust out startled faces. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z The jalousies are wide open, for the day has been hot, and every breath of air is precious. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z I went to the door and mewed, I jumped up into the window-sill, and examined the fastening of the jalousies. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Green jalousie blinds were closed over the windows. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z After seeing Logo properly attended to, the travellers walked to the house, where, at an open jalousie, a slight figure, whose graceful outline bespoke it Marien’s, was seen watching their progress. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z At last, his pretty little preparations being all complete, the young husband, careful even now not to startle her too rudely, gently unclosed the jalousies, drew aside the blinds, and filled the room with sunshine. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z The broad, handsome Square was almost deserted, the jalousies of the European houses were still closed, and although a few people were sipping absinthe at the caf�s, the siesta was not yet over. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z It was an open jalousie, and to a hook in the wall I noticed that a thin ladder of silken ropes had been attached and flung over. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z The bedroom was furnished in the lightest and coolest way, with matting floor and sides, while jalousie shutters admitted the cool night air. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z Bats of every size and shape fly backwards and forwards in search of their prey, or pay you an unceremonious visit through the open jalousies of your houses. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Springing from his bunk Denbigh approached the door, putting his ear to the covered jalousie. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Soon she is buoyed upward, toward the waiting moon, past the jalousies at the window, noiselessly across the rooftop. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z I found that it was a black servant who was engaged in raising the jalousies. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z I have had to close the jalousies to keep out the sun, and it is now positively too hot where I am writing. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z The houses are generally built of wood, painted of a white or light stone colour, with bright green jalousies, or glass windows and green Venetian blinds. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Having completed their toilet the three Subs left the cabin, for the door was now unlocked and the metal covering to the jalousie removed. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z He swabbed his brow against the heat of early evening and rose to open the jalousies. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Henceforth he would fasten the bridle to one of the hooks of the jalousies. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Night is a room darkened for lovers, through the jalousies the sun has sent one gold needle! Sour Grapes A Book of Poems 2011-03-25T02:00:10.780Z Formerly they were all fitted up with jalousies; but within these last few years, the eight nearest the altar have been reglazed with ground glass, arranged in a Gothic pattern. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The door was of steel, and was fitted with a "jalousie" or latticed shutter; but their captors had taken the precaution of bolting a solid metal plate over the opening. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z The night sounds from the compound outside, crickets and whistling frogs, filtered in through the closed jalousies. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The gay white walls—the green jalousies—the cheerful aspect of home, that from that same spot had so often greeted me, returning hungry and wearied from the hunt—were no longer to be seen. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Arabic inscriptions cover the walls and galleries, and in the latter appear the identical jalousies which once screened from vulgar gaze the voluptuous charms of the wives and favorites of the sultan. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z He is out looking at them the entire day, and I 'm greatly mistaken but Mary Anne passes a large portion of her time at the green "jalousie" that opens over the riding-school. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z The inhabitants confined themselves probably to the cooler rooms, as the jalousies had not been opened the whole day, and the glass doors which led to the terrace remained closed. Riven Bonds. Vol. II. A Novel, in Two Volumes 2011-02-16T03:00:40.700Z When she had finished with her hair and swirled it into a high bun, Portuguese style, she slowly pushed open the slatted jalousies to study the clutter of the compound. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z In the drawing-room the glass door alone was open, the jalousies were closed to keep out the glare of sunlight, and in the cool, darkened room sat two ladies. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z The green jalousie opened at the sound of my steps; and those beautiful brown eyes, smiling upon me through the fringework of the white curtains, carried my thoughts into a new current. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Half standing on the sill, and holding the jalousies back, was a woman—I had almost said an angel! The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Between the whitewashed walls of the room where the little group of officers sat at cards the Philippine night breeze stirred faintly with a fevered breath that scarcely disturbed the jalousies. The Law of Hemlock Mountain When she'd awakened this morning, birds singing and the island sun streaming through the jalousies, she'd suddenly been struck with a grand thought, a revolutionary idea. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The houses are very large, surrounded by verandahs, and fitted up with jalousies—a very necessary luxury in all tropical climates. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Presently it was time for d�jeuner, and they sat down to eat in a room, of shaded sunlight, watching the green jalousies that glowed like beryls, and listening to a canary's song. Sinister Street, vol. 1 It was one of the largest in the street, easily distinguished by its frescoed front, windows with “balcons,” and jalousies inside. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Brilliant sunshine was streaming in through the jalousies, and I could hear footsteps in the corridor outside. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Like as not it was the patter of the noonday shower, now in full force, gusting through the open jalousies in its daily drenching of the tavern's rear quarters. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The very jalousies were painted the same color; and every ranunculus in one garden had his brother in the next No. 4 was soon found, and Tony rang the bell and inquired for Miss Stewart. Tony Butler With firm step and head high, Linton entered a room where the dim half-light of the closed jalousies made each object indistinct. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) As on the day before, the jalousies were down, and my surveillance was once more doomed to disappointment. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Every window was closed; the lower ones were guarded by jalousies; through the glass of the ones above he could see the set painted faces of the shutters. Man and Maid The second represented a bedroom darkened by jalousies faintly luminous with the morning light, when through one chink, glittering with motes, a narrow sunbeam made vivid her crimson lips. Carnival Meanwhile the East is the East and a good deal of a fixture itself, and behind his drawn jalousies and his masking vines Zimballo served the local devil quite successfully. Where the Pavement Ends The window of the dressing-room was open, and as Roland looked from it into the street beneath, his eye caught the fragment of a dress adhering to the hook of the "jalousie." Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) There was no light in the sagnan behind it; and not a ray shone through the jalousies above. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z With the air of a heated wayfarer, throwing open his coat to refresh himself, the city, at last, flings wide jalousie and shutter, and the half-baked inhabitant strolls forth to taste the "bel fresco." One Of Them More light! was called for; they threw open the jalousies; curious black faces swarmed about the piazzas—but what meant that dull glare which reached the sultry sky? The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 "There 's a sea-view for you!" said he, throwing wide the jalousies. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly The green jalousies were all closed, like sleepy eyelids; on the roof a row of bright-feathered pigeons were sunning themselves. Gertrude's Marriage Before the billet-doux could be picked up from the pavement, the fair whisperer disappeared within the window; the jalousie was once more drawn: and both house and street relapsed into sombre silence. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Throwing open the jalousie she stepped into the veranda, and leaning over the balustrade gazed upon the peaceful landscape stretching before her in all the chastened loveliness of the moonlight. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 The city is compact and populous, the buildings are very low, and quite resemble the old Moriscan towns along the northern shores of Africa, with close overhanging jalousies and balconies, finely railed and latticed. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia His chair was tilted back against the opened jalousie and he stared with unseeing eyes across the glittering water. Command Didn't all three peep out from behind jalousies in bewitching nightcaps to hear the mournful squeaks which my numbed fingers elicited from the guitar? The Wine-ghosts of Bremen The heavy wooden "jalousies" were never opened; the door remained close locked; not a foot-tread marked the gravel near it. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Across the shining waters of the Gulf the lights of the city are glittering already against the many-coloured fa�ades, with their marble and cedar balconies, their bright green jalousies and gay ensigns. Captain Macedoine's Daughter The jalousies, which were closed in every window, permitted no view of the interior; nor did anything, save a faint curl of light blue smoke from one chimney, give token of habitation. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II It was the noise of the opening jalousies which awoke me; and I could see his hand stretched out, as if to ascertain whether or not it was raining. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I He looked at me fixedly, took me by the hand, and led me to the window, opening both the outside jalousies. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. It was to be expected, when once these writing-masters imagined that they were artists, that they would be infected with those plague-spots of genius—envy, detraction, and all the jalousie du m�tier. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 From this side projects the entrance porch, added about 1816, and protected by "jalousies." Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria When Anne was alone in her room she sat down and stared through the half-closed jalousies until the luncheon bell rang at two o’clock, forgetting to change her frock. The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 The offices are large and airy, and all the windows are shaded by jalousies, or grass mats, which in hot weather are wetted so as to cool the air as it passes through them. Burma Peeps at Many Lands On the gardens and jalousies of fair Granada falls the silver beam, and guitars tinkle and white arms wave in recognition. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 Ellen sat by the jalousie, just within the room, looking very pale, and with a book in her hand, which I judged by the appearance to be a prayer-book. Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 But, alas! the windows were all secured with jalousies, strongly bolted and barred from within, and the door was secured by a lock, the key of which was absent. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 An hour later the saloon and sala were all alight, and the sashes of the jalousies closed, for it was cool at times up there at Escondido. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life As this warning was conveyed in the shape of a couple of rifle-barrels protruded through the jalousies, we did not think it advisable to neglect it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 The furniture was kept shrouded in holland and the jalousies were always shut except when Madame exhibited the room. A Padre in France The conflict was now pretty nearly over, and the two men withdrew from the window and closed the jalousies. A Chapter of Adventures The long room at one end of which stood the small dining-table looked on the greenness of a lawny, lilac-sheltered garden, so that such light as filtered through the green jalousies was green also. The Invader A Novel But even in Central Europe, as soon as the temperature rises above a certain point, curtains are drawn and jalousies closed, that is, the window is suppressed as far as possible. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 "From New Orleans?" enquired the voice of my friend through the jalousies of his verandah. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 Her fair face was once more hidden, behind the rude jalousie of the logs; but the smile remained. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness But peering through the jalousies, the moonlight revealed to them the face of Don Carlos Santander, in the glimpse they got of it, showing spitefully triumphant. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Through the green jalousies, her ear listened to the sounds of the slumbering country. The Pearl of Lima A Story of True Love The mats that floored and lined it were coarser; there were no jalousies at the windows; and no easy chair anywhere. The Old Helmet, Volume II Light is also provided for in many rooms by small wood lattices or jalousies, firmly built into the wall, the lattices often consisting of nothing but palm-leaf stalks stuck into the clay wall. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria "Still they come!" exclaimed Laxdale, as a knock sounded on the jalousie of the cabin door. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force The windows of her boudoir were protected by green wooden jalousies and were considered a safeguard against thieves. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir Strong hands were striving to tear down a jalousie at the other end of the house; and, hurrying there, my uncle fired, just as several dimly-seen dark figures were beating in the window. The Golden Magnet A little unready to be still, she went off again into the room specially prepared for her, where the green jalousies shaded the windows. The Old Helmet, Volume II Over at Waring's abandoned quarters the shades were drawn and the green jalousies bolted. Waring's Peril If we open our jalousies wide enough, and give the honours loudly enough, perhaps our voices may reach his ears, as the loyal greeting that he deserves.” The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance The safeguards of virtue are knowledge and self-command, not duennas and jalousies. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother Then again fell silence, with once more the same result, that of a breaking jalousie at an upstairs window. The Golden Magnet Eleanor just looked and wondered; no more; for the hour was up, and she went to her window and raised the jalousies again. The Old Helmet, Volume II The windows of the house had jalousies of a purplish red, there were palm-trees in the sloping garden and, at the foot of it, waves rocked a shallow, tethered boat. Moor Fires He pointed to the windows as he spoke, where it now appeared that the jalousies had been pushed a little open, so as to allow opportunity for some observation from without. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance There are many exceedingly pretty and luxuriously appointed villas nestled amidst the trees and gardens, looking refreshingly cool with their green jalousie verandahs. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta "And here I am," said I to myself, on waking, and finding the high sun dancing the hays over the floor, as his beams stole in through the jalousies of my windows. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. Then, Rowland, let us send the other jalousies to Mr. Balliol to shade his study—with all my heart; and you put up mine here. The Old Helmet, Volume II “Not even your slippers, to protect you from the scorpions and centipedes,” replied the lady, shutting the “jalousie.” Olla Podrida While waiting for lights, the jalousies were once more opened, by orders from the chair. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance He was quite ready to believe that the time you had failed so lamentably to account for had really been passed with me in 'une petite scène de jalousie.' The Crooked House In front is part of Government House, dim white with trellis work and creepers round a classic verandah, and lamplight coming through the open jalousies. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The cobbled roadway was drenched in sunlight, and the green jalousies on the sunny side of the street had their own effect on the physiognomy of the thoroughfare. Despair's Last Journey His mind flashed back a moment to the shining isle, the green sward, the singing waves, the sunlight on the green jalousies, but strangely his mind could see nothing. The Wind Bloweth The bough was stuck between two of the bars of the jalousie, and the girl withdrew to the end of the balcony. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance I sprang from my bed, and, approaching the window, unclosed the jalousie, and saw a number of negroes pouring down the mountain-side—some bearing large torches, and all yelling fearfully. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 All the jalousies in front of the house were nailed up, so that, if by chance I wandered into one of the rooms in that quarter, I saw nothing. Rattlin the Reefer Hearing the noise, the fellow opened the jalousie, and came out into the verandah above. The Pacha of Many Tales It was a little white villa, with green jalousies such as the Midi has in thousands. The Wind Bloweth Other eyes were watching from behind the jalousies. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance As soon as I came to the house I knocked at the door, and a little black girl opens the jalousies, and put her finger to her thick lips. Jacob Faithful Look at them windows—jalousies, as they calls them, in their ignorant foreign tongue. Fitz the Filibuster The caliph laughed at this pious wish, and taking up a handful of pebbles threw them at the jalousies of Yussuf’s windows. The Pacha of Many Tales But in the end all palled for a time, the aphrodisiac tropic smell; the coral waters, clear as well water at home; the white houses with the green jalousies; the lush, coarse green. The Wind Bloweth Euphrosyne cast a smile down to the nun, and placed herself against the jalousie, holding the branch upon her head. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance The sun shone on the high white houses with the green jalousies, which stood vis-à-vis with the Pension. The Independence of Claire The daylight was glimmering through the closed jalousies, making stripes of light upon the ceiling. Dross Is our heroine a captive behind a Spanish jalousie, or in an Italian convent?' Sketches The mosques are falling to decay, the exquisite lattice windows rotting away and replaced by European glass and jalousies. Letters from Egypt The broad verandah cast a shadow which rendered it unnecessary to keep the jalousies closed, except during the hottest hours of the year. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance The blue bales and the white, and the great red oil jars loomed in the dim light filtering through the jalousies out of the blinding sunlight of Jamaica. Romance I had gone out on the gallery to fill a ewer with water—in his excitement of the previous evening, Marcel had forgotten my morning bath—and saw him distinctly through the jalousies. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays It was a moonlight night, and the jalousies looking upon the garden were not closed. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax There is a quaint relish, too, in the dingy, old-fashioned marine terrace of dirty tawny brick, its green verandas and jalousies, which lend quite a tropical air. A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg Euphrosyne and I sat rather late behind the jalousies, in the dark, to see the people bring in flowers and fruit from the country for the morning. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance The room was dark, but the window was open, and the jalousies not having been closed it was possible to see that no one was there. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow Grandmamma had lain down, my aunts were trying to make up some sort of midday meal, and I was standing alone behind the jalousies, when a ferocious-looking negro rattled them with his bill. The Flower of the Chapdelaines Already at early dawn, when the first faint rosy hues of morning glimmered through the jalousie, he would fly to the head of her bed. The Nameless Castle The caliph laughed at this pious wish, and taking up a handful of pebbles, threw them at the jalousies of Yussuf's windows. The Pacha of Many Tales He followed her with his eyes as she rose from her low seat, and placed herself close by one of the open jalousies, so as to hear what passed within. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance It was cool and dark after the outside air, being shaded with green jalousies at the windows. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow Aunt Marcia was unbarring the shutters and fastening the inner jalousies so as to look out unseen. The Flower of the Chapdelaines Mr. Cruger expressed his gratification repeatedly and forgot the storm, although the wind was roaring up King Street and rattling the jalousies until flap after flap hung on a broken hinge. The Conqueror I seemed to hear low laughter and whispering within the house, and once I was almost sure that a pair of bright eyes peeped between the jalousies in the moonlight. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English I threw open the jalousies, plucked one of the white roses that clustered outside, and drank in with delight the sunny perfumed air that played among the leaves, and scattered the waters of the fountain. In the Days of My Youth It was this idea which kindled a double lustre in the eyes of the young Venetian, as she punctually at the hour of his passing, ran to the window, and sloped the jalousie. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 Then the Indian opened the jalousies with a hand like a bundle of brown twigs, and the light shone through green leaves on the walls of the room. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 Either the upper part of almost every room is built of ornamental lattice-work, or the walls are set with numerous jalousies, that can be closed when a draught is undesirable but conduct the slightest sound. The Conqueror The latticed 'jalousies' still remain, from whence the dark-eyed beauties of the haram might gaze unseen upon the entertainments of the hall below. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 549 (Supplementary number) High white houses with jalousies closed against the sun, and pretty maisonnettes in formal gardens, succeeded the streets and shops of suburban Paris. In the Days of My Youth The house is painted white, adorned with green jalousies, and surrounded by a well-tilled quarter acre lot. Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885 Besides the European carriages, there are also certain vehicles of home manufacture called palanquins, which are altogether closed and surrounded on all sides with jalousies. A Woman's Journey Round the World The green jalousies were lowered over the windows, all seemed peaceful, silent and deserted. Three Weeks The windows were open, and the party placed themselves near the jalousies. A Love Story For many years they had jalousies and half-windows instead of glass, which forced the inmates to sit in outer darkness during tornadoes and the Rains. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I The white jalousies seem always closed, the grass on the lawns seems never cut, and the whole establishments have a pathetically deserted appearance to the passer-by. Normandy, Illustrated, Part 2 The dwelling-houses have plate-glass windows and bright green jalousies; the side walks are of granite, and the whole has an English air. The Englishwoman in America The same coloured orchid-mauve silk curtains as at Lucerne were drawn over the open windows, so the sun in high heaven seemed only as dawn in the room, filtering though the jalousies outside. Three Weeks The heat had already commenced to become oppressive; the jalousies and windows were thrown open. A Love Story In detail it was not so bad now, but the whole was a violent effect of porches, gables, chimneys, galleries, loggias, balconies, and jalousies, which nature had not yet had time to palliate. Annie Kilburn : a Novel Meanwhile love, true love, had peeped through the jalousies of Princess Maria's window, and his arrows had fled their dangerous course unseen by any but herself, and him whose heart was hers. The Tragedies of the Medici And there were smaller houses of wood painted white, with bright green jalousies, in gardens of pumpkins, and surrounded by orchards. The Englishwoman in America Over high walls you catch sight of jalousies and verandahs, inside which must be most delightful darkness and coolness. At Last The white villa at Magnolia Lawn peeped out from its green surroundings; but the jalousies were closed, and the tracks on the carriage-road were obliterated by rains. A Romance of the Republic She obeyed him, setting the window and the jalousie ajar after her as she had found them. The Velvet Glove Rudolph rose to peep through the heavy jalousies, but saw nothing more than sullen daylight, a flood of vertical rain, and thin rivulets coursing down a tiled roof below. Dragon's blood Behind the jalousies of the library the owner of the villa sat at a desk, busily writing. A Beautiful Possibility The old red tiles, the red chimneys, the green jalousies, give some colour; and beneath there are shadowy corners and archways. The Open Air The house door stood open, but all the green jalousies were closed, and not a breath of air stirred the lace curtains hanging motionless before the windows. The Hallam Succession Mrs. Schomberg in a dim up-stair room with closed jalousies, was elaborating those two long pendant ringlets which were such a feature of her hairdressing for her afternoon duties. Victory An Island Tale She was sitting one afternoon, with open windows and closed jalousies, during the time of the siesta, when the servant announced Father Concha. In Kedar's Tents It was hardly more than a village that Tess could see through the jalousies of her bedroom windows. Guns of the Gods The sunshine was blinding without, but sifted through the green jalousies, it made a gray, crepuscular light within. The Stillwater Tragedy The man, with a startled look, did as he was bid; and the heavy wooden jalousies thus shut reduced the room to comparative darkness. A Siren There was a universal siesta behind closed jalousies, and Saigon was abandoned to Chinamen and leggy dogs. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither The priest drew the jalousies together, but did not quite shut them. In Kedar's Tents That great house," she said, peering through the jalousies, "is where the ceremony is to be tonight. Guns of the Gods In two minutes a faint gleam began to show between the slats of the jalousies in the upper story of the hotel. Cabbages and Kings "The bath of Asia, with green jalousies," in which the lady dwells; "the old hotel, with copper lions, in a lonely square;"—were ever such things heard of, or imagined, but by a Frenchman? The Paris Sketch Book The merchants, hidden away behind jalousies in their offices, or dashing down the streets in covered buggies, make but a poor show. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Green jalousies, half-drawn, shaded the upper part of the two windows. One of Ours Upstairs, behind the jalousies, Sotillo did not move for a long time. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard Upon its upper balcony opened a central door and two windows containing broad jalousies instead of sashes. Cabbages and Kings The sashes had already been removed from the big windows, and white curtains waved in the Gulf breeze that streamed through the wide jalousies. Whirligigs The glow of a sunshiny day was toned down by closed jalousies to a mere transparency of darkness. The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes All the jalousies were tightly shut, like eyes, and the house seemed fast asleep in the afternoon sunshine. 'Twixt Land and Sea Hirsch went on screaming all alone behind the half-closed jalousies while the sunshine, reflected from the water of the harbour, made an ever-running ripple of light high up on the wall. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard The broad jalousies were opened wide, and the ocean breeze flowed in through the room, an invisible current of coolness and health. Cabbages and Kings Concealed behind the half-closed jalousies he listened to what went on below. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard Immediately afterwards the sunlight forced through the slats of the jalousies its diffused glow, and Therese was there again as if by magic, saying in a distant voice: “It’s midday”. The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes |
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