Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shutter"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Shutter \Shut"ter\, n.
1. One who shuts or closes.

2. A movable cover or screen for a window, designed to shut
out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some
strength as a defense; a blind.

3. A removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of
any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron
from a ladle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Shutter \Shut"ter\, n. (Photog.)
A mechanical device of various forms, attached to a camera
for opening and closing to expose the plate.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

shutter
n 1: a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to
control the time of a photographic exposure
2: a hinged blind for a window
v : close with shutters, as of doors and windows


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