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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protective gadget |
| Synonyms: | brolly, guard, parasol, protect, screen, shade, shelter, sunshade |
| Main Entry: | smoke screen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | action to confuse or conceal |
| Synonyms: | cover, false colors, false front, masquerade, red herring, screen |
| Main Entry: | video display terminal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | display for video |
| Synonyms: | CRT, VDT, VDU, cathode ray tube, display, graphics terminal, monitor, screen, video display unit, video terminal |
| Main Entry: | mantle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cloak |
| Synonyms: | blanket, cape, covering, curtain, pallium, screen, veil, wrap |
| Notes: | mantel is what is above a fireplace and mantle is a cloak (Latin mantellum 'cloak') - though mantel is a variant of mantle |
| Main Entry: | shutter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blind |
| Synonyms: | cover, curtain, drape, screen, shade |
| Main Entry: | sieve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strainer |
| Synonyms: | basket, colander, filter, mesh, screen, sifter |
| Notes: | a selective or purifying process can be called a sieve - and sift means 'to pass through a sieve' |
| Main Entry: | shroud |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | covering |
| Synonyms: | cerecloth, cerement, cerements, cloak, clothing, cover, dress, envelope, garment, grave-clothes, pall, screen, shade, shadow, sheet, shelter, vault, veil, winding sheet, winding-sheet, wrap |
| Main Entry: | trellis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | latticework |
| Synonyms: | arbor, espalier, framework, grille, lattice, screen, treillage |
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