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duvetyne

duvetyne noun: a heavy black cloth used in the motion picture and film industry to block out unwanted light.

Noun

duvetyne (countable and uncountable, plural duvetynes)

  1. A heavy black cloth used in the motion picture and film industry to block out unwanted light.
    Synonyms:
    commando cloth

Synonyms of duvetyne

Forms of duvetyne

pluralduvetynes
alternative formduvetine
alternative formduvetyn

Origin of duvetyne

Borrowed from French duvetine, from duvet, from Middle French *dumet, diminutive of Old French dun, dum, ultimately from Old Norse dūnn.

Questions about duvetyne

What does duvetyne mean?
Duvetyne means a heavy black cloth used in the motion picture and film industry to block out unwanted light.
What part of speech is duvetyne?
Duvetyne is a noun.
What is the plural of duvetyne?
The plural of duvetyne is duvetynes.

Words near duvetyne in the dictionary

  1. duvet day
  2. duvet days
  3. duvetine
  4. duvets
  5. duvetyn
  6. duvetyne
  7. duvetynes
  8. duvetyns
  9. Duwai
  10. Duwal
  11. Duwamish

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