Dayshield
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A protection from daylight; a screen
"The lamps overhead were beginning to dim; in a few minutes, the dayshields would slide back, revealing the transparent canopy and allowing the remote suns to peer in—dispassionate observers hidden behind the veils of distance."
Example
More examples"The lamps overhead were beginning to dim; in a few minutes, the dayshields would slide back, revealing the transparent canopy and allowing the remote suns to peer in—dispassionate observers hidden behind the veils of distance."
Etymology
From day + shield. Compare also Old English dæġsċeald (“dayshield, screen”) of identical formation.
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