duvetyne

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noun

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

Similar
commando cloth
OriginFrench duvetine ← Middle French *dumet ← Old French dun →
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Meanings

nounduvetyne (countable and uncountable, plural duvetynes)

plural duvetynes · alternative duvetine · alternative duvetyn

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

    Synonyms: commando cloth

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
commando cloth
Also see
commando cloth

Origin

  1. Old Norsedūnn
  2. Old Frenchdun
  3. Middle French*dumet
  4. Frenchduvetine
  5. Englishduvetyne

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

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APA

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MLA

“duvetyne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duvetyne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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