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• screen — /skrin / (say skreen) noun 1. a covered frame or the like, movable or fixed, serving as a shelter, partition, etc.: a firescreen. 2. an ornamental partition of wood, stone, etc., as in a church. 3. something affording a surface for displaying… …  

• screen — I. noun Etymology: Middle English screne, from Anglo French escren, from Middle Dutch scherm; akin to Old High German skirm shield; probably akin to Sanskrit carman skin, kṛnāti he injures more at shear Date: 14th century 1. a protective or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• screen — screenable, adj. screener, n. screenless, adj. screenlike, adj. /skreen/, n. 1. a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc. 2. a permanent, usually ornamental partition, as… …   Universalium

• screen — [[t]skrin[/t]] n. 1) a movable or fixed device, usu. consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc 2) a permanent, usu. ornamental partition, as around the choir of a church 3) mot a specially prepared, light… …   From formal English to slang

• organ screen — 1. an ornamental screen closing off an organ chamber in a church. 2. a rood screen or the like supporting an organ. * * * …   Universalium

• rood screen — n. an ornamental screen, usually with a rood above it supported by a beam (rood beam), serving as a partition between the nave and the chancel of a church …   English World dictionary

• organ screen — 1. an ornamental screen closing off an organ chamber in a church. 2. a rood screen or the like supporting an organ …   Useful english dictionary

• organ screen — noun an ornamental screen between the choir and the nave in some cathedrals and large churches, above which the organ is placed …   English new terms dictionary

• rood screen — noun a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel • Hypernyms: ↑screen • Part Holonyms: ↑church, ↑church building * * * noun : a screen separating the chancel of a church from the nave and often surmounted by a cross or… …   Useful english dictionary

• window screen — noun screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open window • Hypernyms: ↑screen * * * noun 1. : a screen usually of wire mesh designed to fit into a window frame and keep out insects when the window is open 2. : an ornament (as… …   Useful english dictionary

• choir screen — noun 1. : a screen (as of ornamental woodwork or wrought iron) enclosing the choir (sense 6a) 2. : the part of a choir screen that closes the western end of the choir and separates it from the crossing or the nave …   Useful english dictionary