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Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

shades

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Flexible screens, usually of paper, cloth, bamboo, or similar materials and sometimes mounted on a roller, used to obstruct or regulate light passing through a window or obstruct the view from within or without. Prefer "blinds (coverings)" for flexible or removable devices used to obstruct or regulate vision or light consisting of horizontal or vertical slats that can be opened or closed.

Variations

shades (coverings)

window shades

window-shades

shades, window

window-shades

shade

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