English Explanatory Dictionary

duvetyne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

duvetyne duvetynes duvetine duvetyn

Etymology

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

Synonyms

commando cloth
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