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2. Jalousie window - Wikipedia

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   Jalousie is the French word for "jealousy". It originated in 18th century France from the Italian word geloso, which means "jealous" or "screen", as in to screen something from view. [2][3] Because of their slatted louvres, jalousie windows protect the interior of the house from jealous, peering eyes (when not made of a transparent material ...

3. Window - Wikipedia

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   A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air.Modern windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent material, a sash set in a frame [1] in the opening; the sash and frame are also referred to as a window. [2]

4. Witch window - Wikipedia

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   A Vermont or witch window. In American vernacular architecture, a witch window (also known as a Vermont window, among other names) is a window (usually a double-hung sash window, occasionally a single-sided casement window) placed in the gable-end wall of a house [1] and rotated approximately 1/8 of a turn (45 degrees) from the vertical, leaving it diagonal, with its long edge parallel to the ...

5. The House Without Windows - Wikipedia

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   The House Without Windows & Eepersip's Life There is a 1927 novel by Barbara Newhall Follett. With the guidance and support of Follet's father, critic and editor Wilson Follett, it was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1927 when Follett was just 12. The novel was reviewed favorably by the New York Times, the Saturday Review, and H. L. Mencken.

6. Sash window - Wikipedia

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   The name "hung sash window", which is more usual in the United States than in the United Kingdom, typically refers to a double-hung window with two sashes that can move up and down in the window frame. These windows are commonly found in older buildings in warmer climates, as they promote airflow and are easy to clean.

7. Broken windows theory - Wikipedia

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   This may actually increase or decrease value in a house or apartment, depending on the area. [37] Fixing windows is, therefore, also a step of real estate development, which may lead, whether it is desired or not, to gentrification. By reducing the number of broken windows in the community, the inner cities would appear to be attractive to ...