Definition of screen

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Screen (n.) A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc..

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Shade :: Shade (v. t.) To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from.
Cribble :: Cribble (n.) A coarse sieve or screen.
Diorama :: Diorama (n.) A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.
Dashboard :: Dashboard (n.) A screen at the bow af a steam launch to keep off the spray; -- called also sprayboard.
Screenings :: Screenings (n. pl.) The refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc..
Purdah :: Purdah (n.) A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white stripes, used for curtains..
Stereoplasm :: Stereomonoscope (n.) An instrument with two lenses, by which an image of a single picture projected upon a screen of ground glass is made to present an appearance of relief, and may be viewed by several persons at once..
Fender :: Fender (v. t. & i.) A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from escaping to the floor.
Blind :: Blind (n.) Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a blinder for a horse.
Try :: Try (n.) A screen, or sieve, for grain..
Beshroud :: Beshroud (v. t.) To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to screen..
Spectrum :: Spectrum (n.) The several colored and other rays of which light is composed, separated by the refraction of a prism or other means, and observed or studied either as spread out on a screen, by direct vision, by photography, or otherwise. See Illust. of Light, and Spectroscope..
Mask :: Mask (n.) A screen for a battery.
Shelter :: Shelter (v. t.) To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.
Blinder :: Blinder (n.) One of the leather screens on a bridle, to hinder a horse from seeing objects at the side; a blinker..
Megascope :: Megascope (n.) A modification of the magic lantern, used esp. for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used..
Stalk :: Stalk (v. i.) To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover..
Screened :: Screened (imp. & p. p.) of Scree.
Screen :: Screen (v. t.) To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill..
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