Definition of Roller blind

1. Noun. A window shade that rolls up out of the way.

Terms within: Roller
Generic synonyms: Window Shade

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roller Blind

rolled oats
rolled one's own
rolled out(p)
rolled over
rolled up
roller
roller-coaster
roller-coasters
roller-disco
roller-skate
roller-skater
roller bandage
roller bearing
roller bit
roller blade
roller blind (current term)
roller boot
roller coaster
roller coasters
roller derbies
roller disco
roller discos
roller docker
roller dockers
roller football
roller hockey
roller rink
roller rinks
roller shoe
roller skate

Literary usage of Roller blind

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"For general use the well-known roller- blind shut ter of the single lateral type, ... These are also roller-blind shutters with mechanism similar to the ..."

2. An Encyclopædia of Domestic Economy by Thomas Webster, William Parkes (1855)
"The common roller blind is simply nailed on to a wooden roller, the lower end of the blind being kept distended by a lath passing through a broad hem. ..."

3. Home Energy Projects: An Energy Conservation Guide for Do-It-Yourselfers by DIANE Publishing Company, Jeffrey S. Tiller (1996)
"Typical Costs and Savings White roller blind Materials: $4 to $207 window ... 1/4 to 1/2 hour/roller blind 1/2 to 2 hours/awning Skills Required Roller ..."

4. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue by Robert Ellis, Great Britain Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, London Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, 1851 (1851)
"Patent perforated transparent roller blind, made of the common prepared muslin, ... Ornamental spring-roller blind ; enclosed in a brass ease, ..."

5. The Complete Photographer by Roger Child Bayley (1906)
"The only other positions occupied by the roller-blind shutter are immediately before and immediately behind the lens. Neither position is a good one, and, ..."

6. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Great Exhibition of by Great Exhibition (1851)
"Patent perforated transparent roller blind, made of the common prepared muslin, ... Ornamental spring-roller blind ; enclosed in a brass cose, ..."

7. The Speaker (1913)
"If the roller blind were drawn down each morning to exactly half the distance between the top of the window and the top of the muslin blind, it would allow ..."

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