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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Arras :: Arras (n.) Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures..
Screenings :: Screenings (n. pl.) The refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc..
Covering :: Covering (n.) Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc..
Cast :: Cast (v. t.) To cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A barrier, sliding door, movable screen, curtain, or the like..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.
Screen :: Screen (n.) A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like..
Purdah :: Purdah (n.) A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white stripes, used for curtains..
Creeper :: Creeper (n.) Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen..
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To conceal; to hide; to screen.
Reredos :: Reredos (n.) A screen or partition wall behind an altar.
Fender :: Fender (v. t. & i.) A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the wheels: also, a splashboard..
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..
Skreen :: Skreen (n. & v.) See Screen.
Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol..
Fireboard :: Fireboard (n.) A chimney board or screen to close a fireplace when not in use.
Screen :: Screen (n.) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like..
Trellis :: Trellis (n.) A structure or frame of crossbarred work, or latticework, used for various purposes, as for screens or for supporting plants..
Bescreen :: Bescreen (v. t.) To cover with a screen, or as with a screen; to shelter; to conceal..
Screen :: Screen (n.) Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen..
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