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blinds ![click to hear : blinds click to hear : blinds](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Devices that roll or fold up, serving to filter or block light and provide privacy.
Venetian blind ![click to hear : Venetian blind click to hear : Venetian blind](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Shade made of adjustable horizontal laths containing a mechanism for controlling its height and orientation.
tassel ![click to hear : tassel click to hear : tassel](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Ornament at the end of the operating cord hiding the cords’ knots.
equalizing buckle ![click to hear : equalizing buckle click to hear : equalizing buckle](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Part for adjusting the shade horizontally.
lath ![click to hear : lath click to hear : lath](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Thin flat strips made of aluminum, wood or plastic, the constituent parts of the shade.
lift cord ![click to hear : lift cord click to hear : lift cord](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Double cord to control the shade’s height and keep it level.
lift cord lock ![click to hear : lift cord lock click to hear : lift cord lock](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Mechanism keeping the shade at the desired height.
bottom rail ![click to hear : bottom rail click to hear : bottom rail](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Bar that is heavier than the laths and serves as ballast to ease lowering the shade.
cord ![click to hear : cord click to hear : cord](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
System of strings controlled by the lath tilt device and the lift cord; it supports the laths, changes their tilt angle and raises them.
lath tilt device ![click to hear : lath tilt device click to hear : lath tilt device](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Rod used for pivoting the tilt tube.
headrail ![click to hear : headrail click to hear : headrail](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Grooved metal rod containing the shade’s mechanism and used to mount the blinds in front of a window.