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boʊ noun, plural go·bos, go·boes. Movies, Television.
1.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
2.
a screen or sheet of sound-absorbent material for shielding a microphone from sounds coming from a particular direction.
Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; origin uncertain
1925–30, Americanism; origin uncertain
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| —n , pl -bos, -boes | |
| 1. | a shield placed around a microphone to exclude unwanted sounds |
| 2. | a black screen placed around a camera lens, television lens, etc, to reduce the incident light |
| [C20: of unknown origin] | |
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Gobo
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