focusing cloth

noun

A cloth thrown over a camera (and the operator's head and shoulders) to exclude all light except that which comes through the lens.

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Meanings

nounfocusing cloth (plural focusing cloths)

plural focusing cloths · alternative focussing cloth

  1. historicalartsA cloth thrown over a camera (and the operator's head and shoulders) to exclude all light except that which comes through the lens.
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APA

focusing cloth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focusing%20cloth

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“focusing cloth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focusing%20cloth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “focusing cloth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focusing%20cloth.

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