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cucoloris

cucoloris noun: a device for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination.

Noun

cucoloris (plural cucolorises)

  1. A device for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination.
    Synonyms:
    cookie, cuke

Synonyms of cucoloris

Forms of cucoloris

pluralcucolorises
alternative formcokuloris
alternative formcookaloris
alternative formcucalorus
alternative formcuculoris

Origin of cucoloris

Unknown; a connection with American film director George Cukor has been suggested. Compare also dialectal German Kokolores (“nonsense, silly display”). Conceivably related to Latin cucullus (“a hood”).

Words formed from cucoloris

Questions about cucoloris

What does cucoloris mean?
Cucoloris means a device for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination.
What part of speech is cucoloris?
Cucoloris is a noun.
What is the plural of cucoloris?
The plural of cucoloris is cucolorises.

Words near cucoloris in the dictionary

  1. Cuckston
  2. cuckstool
  3. cuckstools
  4. cucktard
  5. cucky
  6. cucoloris
  7. cucolorises
  8. cucquean
  9. cucqueans
  10. cucs
  11. cucujid

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