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Leaf :: Leaf (n.) Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, es

Shiver :: Shiver (n.) A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter..

Unshutter :: Unshutter (v. t.) To open or remove the shutters of.

Shutter :: Shutter (n.) One who shuts or closes.

Register :: Register (n.) A lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a furnace, stove, etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel; also, an arrangement containing dampers or shutters, as in the floor or wall of a room or passage, or in a chimney, for admitting or excluding heated air, or for regulating ventilation..

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..

Half-port :: Half-port (n.) One half of a shutter made in two parts for closing a porthole.

Shuttle :: Shuttle (n.) A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal..

Shutter :: Shutter (n.) A removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron from a ladle..

Port :: Port (n.) An opening in the side of a vessel; an embrasure through which cannon may be discharged; a porthole; also, the shutters which close such an opening..

Slam :: Slam (v. i.) To come or swing against something, or to shut, with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise; as, a door or shutter slams..

Shuttered :: Shuttered (a.) Furnished with shutters.

Quadrivalve :: Quadrivalve (n.) A door, shutter, or the like, having four folds..

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.

Shut :: Shut (n.) A door or cover; a shutter.

Window :: Window (n.) The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening..

Flap :: Flap (v.) A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter..

Deadlight :: Deadlight (n.) A strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm..

Bole :: Bole (n.) An aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet..

Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp..

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