| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
cot2 (kɒt) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | literary, archaic or a small cottage |
| 2. | Also called: cote |
| a. a small shelter, esp one for pigeons, sheep, etc | |
| b. (in combination): dovecot | |
| 3. | another name for fingerstall |
| [Old English cot; related to Old Norse kot little hut, Middle Low German cot] | |
| cot
Abbreviation of cotangent |
| cot cotangent |