Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Celluloid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Celluloid \Cel"lu*loid`\ (s[e^]l"[-u]*loid), n. [Cellulose +
-oid.]
A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor,
and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but
variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber,
malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and
many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs;
-- originally called {xylonite}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
celluloid
adj 1: of or made from celluloid
2: artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat
celluloid characters" [syn: {synthetic}]
n 1: highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and
camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its
use has decreased with the development of nonflammable
thermoplastics
2: a medium (art or business) that disseminates moving
pictures: "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this
story would be good cinema"; "film coverange of sporting
events" [syn: {film}, {cinema}]
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