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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..

Jube :: Jube (n.) chancel screen or rood screen.

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..

Phantasmagoria :: Phantasmagoria (n.) An optical effect produced by a magic lantern. The figures are painted in transparent colors, and all the rest of the glass is opaque black. The screen is between the spectators and the instrument, and the figures are often made to appear as in motion, or to merge into one another..

Covered :: Covered (a.) Under cover; screened; sheltered; not exposed; hidden.

Wiggery :: Wiggery (n.) Any cover or screen, as red-tapism..

Fireboard :: Fireboard (n.) A chimney board or screen to close a fireplace when not in use.

Shade :: Shade (n.) That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade..

Cover :: Cover (n.) Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak.

Parclose :: Parclose (n.) A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church.

Pavesade :: Pavesade (n.) A canvas screen, formerly sometimes extended along the side of a vessel in a naval engagement, to conceal from the enemy the operations on board..

Stereoscope :: Stereopticon (n.) An instrument, consisting essentially of a magic lantern in which photographic pictures are used, by which the image of a landscape, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a striking and accurate representation of the object itself; also, a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of dissolving views..

Opeidoscope :: Opeidoscope (n.) An instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is attached a small mirror. It is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at the open end of the tube, as by speaking or singing into it..

Shelter :: Shelter (v. t.) To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.

Stalk :: Stalk (v. i.) To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover..

Mullion :: Mullion (n.) A slender bar or pier which forms the division between the lights of windows, screens, etc..

Strain :: Strain (a.) To press, or cause to pass, through a strainer, as through a screen, a cloth, or some porous substance; to purify, or separate from extraneous or solid matter, by filtration; to filter; as, to strain milk through cloth..

Shade :: Shade (v. t.) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one's eyes..

Fender :: Fender (v. t. & i.) A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the wheels: also, a splashboard..

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