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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| estimate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to form an approximate idea of (distance, size, cost, etc); calculate roughly; gauge |
| 2. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to form an opinion about; judge: to estimate one's chances |
| 3. | to submit (an approximate price) for (a job) to a prospective client |
| 4. | (tr) statistics See estimator to assign a value (a point estimate) or range of values (an interval estimate) to a parameter of a population on the basis of sampling statistics |
| —n | |
| 5. | an approximate calculation |
| 6. | a statement indicating the likely charge for or cost of certain work |
| 7. | a judgment; appraisal; opinion |
| [C16: from Latin aestimāre to assess the worth of, of obscure origin] | |
| 'estimative | |
| —adj | |