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Barndoor   Listen
noun
barndoor  n.  An opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Barndoor" Quotes from Famous Books



... presence of mind a little, I took the locket out of the bit of paper (the locket indeed! it was as big as a barndoor padlock), and slowly put it into my shirt. "Thank you, Aunt," said I, with admirable raillery. "I shall always value this present for the sake of you, who gave it me; and it will recall to me my uncle, and my thirteen aunts ...
— The History of Samuel Titmarsh - and the Great Hoggarty Diamond • William Makepeace Thackeray



Words linked to "Barndoor" :   flap, barndoor skate



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