a thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one of a series that overlap or fit into each other, as in a fence or a Venetian blind.
Derivatives
slatted
adjective
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense 'roofing slate'): shortening of Old French esclat 'splinter', from esclater 'to split;' related to éclat, slate. The current sense dates from the mid 18th century
