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noun
A heavy black cloth used in the motion picture and film industry to block out unwanted light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: commando cloth
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from French duvetine, from duvet, from Middle French *dumet, diminutive of Old French dun, dum, ultimately from Old Norse dūnn.
